The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1983 Page: 1 of 28
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Aug. 9, 1983
Thieves grab
Jubilee bunting
Six firms submitted bids on
phone systems to the court
White says Block could give
drought aid with nod of head
the idea to help provide publicity
for American Red Cross drives
across the country which are aim-
ed at replenishing the organiza-
tion's depleted disaster funds.
(Brand Photo by Linda Caudle)
Biking for a Cause
David Brown, left, and Finn Am-
ble stopped in Hereford to visit
with local Red Cross volunteers
Friday evening as one of many
such stops in their 3,300 mile
Trans-American Bike-A-Cross.
The two young men came up with
Search for sheriff begins
chosen from a field of 17 con-
testants at the Miss Hereford
Pageant and will reign as queen of
the Town & Country Jubilee this
week. More Pageant photos.
Page 51
An overall mistrust of
DOE • track record one each
at the sites coupled with the
Sierra Club s concerns for
thorough research resulted in
the i all for a national state-
ment, reported Dr Revell
worried, ' grin David and
Finn
Eight days before they
(See BIKING, Page 2)
An unknown number of
thieves are putting a damper
on this year s Hereford Town
& Country Jubilee celebra-
tion by stealing bunting from
storefronts The decorations,
which cost from $25-$50
depending upon their size
have been put into place by
the Hereford High School Key
Club
Key Club sponsor Gene
Brock said that the club has
placed over 300 sets on bun
ting on local businesses this
year Thieves have taken the
decoration from the KPAS
studio. and from the front of
Shirley Elementary School
We are seeking the com-
munity s help in getting this
stopped. Brock said Monday
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Of the six only WT Services
Inc is a local firm. with the
others from Amarillo
The court agreed to table
action on the bids until their
nest meetings on Aug a to
have time for the commis-
sioners to study the proposals
in detail
plan to be on the road 60 days,
arriving in Claremont, Calif .
on Aug 9
Most people who bike
across the country plan on
about three months states
Finn, but we have to get
back for school "
A native of San Diego,
Calif . Finn has been atten-
ding the University of Bergen
in Norway for the past year
under the Education Abroad
Program at the University of
California at Berkeley He
will return to UC Berkeley,
where he is a biochemistry
major, and he hopes to go on
to medical school
David, who was born in San
Jose, Calif . and moved to
San Diego while in high
school, is majoring in biology
and psychology at Claremont
McKenna College He plans
to become an orthodontist
Both young men have been
active in a variety at sports
and school activities and are
Woman in the Moon" for her
talent
Judges rated each coat so
lent in three areas-talent,
personal interview, and even-
ing wear
Judges selected Elisabeth
Rudd for the ' Talent
Award She played the
violin as her talent The top
three finalists are not con-
sidered for this award The
contestants voted the Miss
Congeniality" award to Amy
Quillen Miss Rudd, 20, is a
sophomore at West Texas
State and the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Homer Rudd Mus
Quillen, 17. u a senior at HHS
and the daughter of Mr and
Mrs Ray Quillen
After a preliminary talent
percent of Red Cross workers
are volunteers adds David.
and that money given to the
organization, which is tax
deductable is actually used
to help people firsthand
After finding out about
disaster relief and nuking
their derision plans soon
become reality But since the
idea of the two taking acoss
the country seemed so vutlan-
dish they actually planned
their entire trip and recieved
the OK from the American
Red Cross before telling
friends and family All of the
planning had been done by
correspondence, as Fum was
still in Norway
Our friends were very ex-
cited and envious of us when
we told them about it, and our
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College students biking for a cause
Gina Griffin, right. was crowned
as Miss Hereford 1983 Saturday
night by Lisa Snyder, last year's
reigning queen. Gina, 18. is a col-
lege sophomore and daughter of
Jack and Mane Griffin. She was
figures 'Ml other applicants
were available
The court was nearly inun
dated by bids for a new
telephone system for the
courthouse and sheriff v of
flee Monday a testament to
the changes in the telephone
industry
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queen Miss Snyder also
presented special entertain-
ment at the pageant and
made her farwell walk to a
standing ovation
The new Miss Hereford is a
sophomore at Trinity State
University where she is ma
joring in music and hhlory
While attending Hereford
High Sehool, she tad lead
roles in two musicals and also
performed in the Amarillo
Theater production of
"Something Happened on the
Way to the Forum."
Miss Griffin was president
of the HHS choir and a
member at Student Council
and National Honor Society
mothers were
Warner geo-chemist from
Washington. home of the
Hansford site
She said state officials are
supportive of the repository
because the Hansford area
already boasts a low level
waste site State officials
claim it has boosted employ-
merit New Mexico delegates
refuted that claim, saying on-
ly 15 percent of the workers at
the WIPP site, for military
nuclear waste are local
workers
h new Miss Hereford
The court did accept a pro
posal concerning long
distance phone service from
Kelly Denny of Valu-line,
Inc at AmanUo. which offers
discount rates for such ser-
vice
Value-Lane. Inc , which will
begin operations in Hereford
later this month. offers a 20
percent discount under Bell
rates for calls totaling from
$25-8500 per month a 25 per
cent discount on calls totaling
from $500-12,500 and a »
percent discount for calls
totaling over $2,500 per
month
The service will be offered
to both business and residen
tial customers Ms Denny
said
The county fathers also
decided to apply for a Com-
munity Development Block
Grant which they had been in-
formed that the county
qualified for earlier The
court decided to list paving
projects on Campbell St and
Dairy Road as well as a van
for the local senior citizens
organization on its applies
tion
$200,000 is available thru
the grant which is intended
for counties which have ex
perienced a problem with
high unemployment this
year Deaf Smith and Hall
Counties are the only counties
in the Panhandle to qualify
for the money according to
the Panhandle Regional
Planning Commission
in other action Monday the
court
Again tabled action on a
(See COUNTY, Page 2)
By O.G. NIEMAN
Publisher-Editor
Gina Griffin, 18-year-old
college sophomore, was
crowned as Mias Horsford.
1983, Saturday night-winning
the judges' nod over it other
talented and lovely can-
didates
Reflecting on the moment
of truth Monday. Miss Griffin
Mid she was sad" when the
pageant ended 1 was sur
prised and happy, of course,
but I had so mac* fun and
made new friends during the
pageant that I hated to see it
end
Gina. the daughter of Jack
and Mane Griffin, was the
first runner-up the past two
years She sang a medley of
experienced backpackers as
well as cyclists
They became friends dur
ing high school and while
Einn was studying in Nor-
way. he invited David to
come to Europe it would
have cost too much," says
David, so we began thinking
of something else we could
do."
Both had an itch for adven-
ture and travel, so they decid-
ed if they couldn't travel to
Europe, they would just work
their way from one UZ coast
to the other and it has been
work biking all those miles -
but a lot of fun too. which is
obvious by the excitement
and enthusiasm they
generate.
Then we thought. it we're
going to do A. let s do it for a
cause,’ after all, we d been
doing causes all our lives,
from dance-a-thons to swim
a-thons and walk-a-thons,"
continues David We started
Gina Griffin wins crown
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contest Saturday afternoon
and personal interviews, the
judges picked eight finalists
early in the pageant program
Saturday night These eight
candidates performed for the
audience Saturday night
in alphabetical order, they
were Dana Cabbiness, Gina
Griffin, Michelle Hughes.
Kari Maddox Amy Mason.
Teresa Phibbs Dallas Ann
Phillips, and Cathie Weldon
The other candidates were
Cheri Barker. Honda
Batenhorst, D'Nan Brannon.
Kellie Howell, Buffy Ann
Huckert, Amy Quillen.
Angela Roddy Elisabeth
Rudd. and Charlein Springer
Lisa Snyder, Miss Hereford
of 1M2. crowned the new
By BOB NIGH
MANAGING EDITOR
Deaf Smith County Com-
missioners began the task at
finding a new county sheriff
Monday after formally ac-
cepting the resignation at
Travis Me Pherson, who had
announced his intention of
leaving his post as of Aug 15
McPherson tended his
resignation last week, citing
other business or political in
terests as his reason for leav-
ing He recommended at that
tune that the county fathers
name Chief Deputy Dean Rui
cher to replace him
The court decided,
however, to advertise for ap
pin ants for the job and to
begin in earnest the search
for a replacement after ap
plications are received The
court will accept applications
for the job until 5 p m Fri-
day . Aug 19
The replacement for
McPherson must meet
several eligibility re-
quirements including having
been a citizen of the state of
Texas for 12 months, and has
ing been a resident of Deal
Smith County for at least six
months
Me Pherson legally may not
leave office until a replace
ment has been named even
though he dated his resigna
tion Aug 15 He will remain
sheriff, whether it be in name
only or otherwise until a new
sheriff is named
Butcher indicated that he
has anplied for the Uh Na
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By LINDA CAUDLE
Family News Editor
It'S been worth it, without
a doubt. ' agree Finn Amble
and David Brown two young
bicyclists who passed
through Hereford Friday
evening on their way from
Washington DC to Califor-
The two college students,
both 20 years old, have brav
ed steep grades, high
temperatures. strong winds,
and trucks on narrow
highways and have raised
their own money to finance a
unique 3,300 mile Trans-
American Bike-A-Cross to
publicise American Red
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The trip had been a year in
the planning when David and
Finn departed from
American Red Cross Na-
tional Headquarters in
Washington D.C. on June 2*
They are biking across the
Southern part of the UZ and
morning if the two sets
already taker, show up at
the respective sites they were
taken from or at the chamber
of commerce office, no ques-
tions will be asked
We have, however. in-
formed the Hereford Police
Department that we will pro-
see ute if they catch anyone in
the act of vandalizng or
stealing any of our bunting,
he c autioned
Bruck said that a high loss
experience has made insur-
ing the bunting impossible
due to high premiums Those
sets stolen must be paid for
from Key Club funds he said
sharply reducing the Hubs
ablty to perform civic pro-
jects
Lecture topics at the
seminar encompassed
. hemical reactions to nue tear
heat seismology studies
cash tests geological struc-
ture and political networks
Each lecturer claimed the
DOE has been neglecting"
some of the issues
and Jen < urtis
The controversial issue has
been relatively quiet since
public hearings were held in
the spring at Hereford. Tuba
and Austin However, Resell
said POWER members have
been continuing their efforts
to inform and educate the
publie on the i siuies involved
The IM IE he c laims, is
not responding to the issues
we have raised in the hear
digs or elsewhere Revell
said he learned at the
seminar that DOE has sent
its final guidelines to the
state but they have not been
released to the public
As a result of the seminar
the Sierra ' Tub is expected to
issue a national statement
concerning the potential
dangers of nuclear waste
I think it is safe to say that
none of the sites were pg ked
for technical reasons they
were picked for political
reasons," said Dr Ruth
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co West Texas Services
Inc , Exec utone. Central
Business Systems Audio-
Video Corp and Com
munication < orp of America
POWER reps gather
‘bad news' in Denver
Local representatives of
People Opposed to Wasted
Energy Repositories
POWER! attended a
seminal in Denver, Colo , this
past weekend and the v c ame
back with bad news accor-
ding to Dr Dm Revell
Deaf Smith County ap
pears to be me of the top five
sites, and maybe one of the
top three said Resell The
other bad news is that it s go-
ing to be a long drawn-out
issue he added
People from all of the
states currently under con
sideration by the Department
of Energy as possible nuclear
waste sites were invited to at
tend the seminar It was con
ceived by Jess Riley nuciear
waste disposable chairman <d
the Sierra Club according to
Dr Revell
Attending the meeting from
Hereford were Dr and Mrs
Revell, Tonya Kleuskens, Mr
and Mrs Rick Auckerman,
AUSTIN AP Gov nod of his head
Mark White says US White commented shortly
Secretary of Agriculture after he asked Block to recon-
John Block could give West sider his denial of federal
Texas farmers and ranchers drought relief for West Texas
drought relief with just a counties
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popular songs as her talent
presentation Her pageant
sponsor was Heim Proper
Ues Her first duty comes
feel she reigns as queen at
the Town * Country Jubilee
this week
Cathie Weldon, 18,
daughter of Mr and Mrs
Jerry Weldon was named as
first runner-up Saturday
night Her sponsor was The
Brass Spike Dana Cab-
biness, 17. daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Charles Cabbiness.
was selected as second
runner-up Her sponsor was
Louise’s.
Miss Weldon sang a medley
of country western songs as
her talent presentation, while
Miss Cabbiness sang
Any body who has witness
ed the devastation in that
area should recognize very
quickly that this is a matter
of tnn concern, not only to
those people there but to our
nation," White said
Secretary Block could
have by the nod it his lead
given some large measure if
relief to those farmers and
ranchers who are impacted
so heavily by this drought
he said
White told Block in a letter
that the drought-stricken
area which is not a great
deal smaller than your home
state of Illinois would nor
mally have rec ceived 6 25 in-
ches of rain in the last six
months However Van. Horn
has had less than an inch.
Fort Stockton only : X in-
ches, Pecos, : 48 inches and
Presidio only 1 2 inches
White later told reporters
that Block's farm in nor
thwest nlinois has had more
than it inches of rain this
year including two inches in
June and another two inches
in July
His farm has tad more
(See RELIEF. Page 2
organizations and when we
began looking into Red Cross
disaster relief we knew we d
found our cause
When we left Washington
D ( the Red Cross had
already spent $33 million on
disaster relief The current
figure is Mt 8 million," com-
ments Finn Ohly 120
million of this was budgeted
for this year so the Red Cross
had to dip into normally un
touchable funds. $28 0 million
above and beyond alloted
funds. to aid victims of all the
recent disasters around the
country."
Thu may not seem that
impressive in terms of cur-
rent government spending
figures but the government
doesn’t give the Red Cross
any funds, continues Finn,
although it does mandate
the Red Cross to go in and
help when disaster strikes
We also found out that 99.9
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Nigh, Bob. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1983, newspaper, August 9, 1983; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1451347/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.