The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 1986 Page: 1 of 10
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Wednesday
September 10, 1986
86th Year, No. 49, Deaf Smith County, Hereford, Tx.
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Lewis speculates that tax will pass
"Only you, the residents of this ci- Way brought together members of
ty, can make a difference. Everyone
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Bill would stop government
from using collectors
Says to use teamwork
Meyer coaches UW volunteers
Bob Huffaker pulls on the striped prison
shirt provided by a Multiple Sclerosis
deputy making mock arrests to raise
money today. Prisoners were taken to a
ordered a
udy those
"I thought the Farmers Home Ad- machinery. in most cases — to the
ministration had just about gone the government but found it inadequate
teens who may want to-and do-
second guess their parents at tune*:
Bobby Owen, vice president of UW,
announced at the meeting that more
than $15,000 has already been
collected-the most ever reported at
a kickoff luncheon. "We will go over
the goal this year," stated Owen.
The kickoff meeting for the United
aerated con-
ould do the
The United Way invited Meyer to
speak at its kick-off luncheon to
motivate members along the way to
reaching a goal of collecting $110,000.
"It is important to have en-
thusiasm while you’re out there ask-
ing for money. Do it with a little
gusto and bounce," Meyer said.
"The thing I like is that the money
will stay in town and you are going to
have to point out that the money will
stay here and will be used here.”
hate mo for it Those were the most
difficult battle* of all. I’m glad I won
them, because in the end you were
Calkins and Roberta Caviness,
Whiteface Division.
La jean Henry, publicity director,
introduced the agency represen-
tatives and executives attending the
luncheon. Also introduced were ex-
ecutive officers who have been
"loaned” to help work in the cam-
paign. They include Raymond White
dividual commitment and en-
thusiasm for doing the job right.”
Meyer said a goal sometimes
“looks tough, but things are not
always as we perceive them.” He
told of going to New England to
rebuild the sagging professional foot-
ball team and receiving a phone call
from Bum Phillips, a friend and also
a NFL grid coach.
“You have readily got your plow
stuck in some hard ground," Phillips
told Meyer. “On a football team, or
any other organization, everyone
makes a difference Some of the
lesser-known players on a team are
just as important in helping reach a
goal as the stars," added Meyer. He
was introduced by Don Cumpton,
Hereford’s Athletic Director.
limit in being hard-hearted," said
Sen Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who pro-
posed the amendment banning the
practice "But this goes beyond
anything I've seen.”
Collection agencies hired by the
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jail on the Hereford Community Center
parking lot and forced to give names of
potential donors. (Brand Photo by Shawn
Cockrum)
Sex offender arrested
The Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Department arrested an in-
dividual Tuesday for sexual assault to a child.
Deputies also made five arrests for public intoxication.
Two forgeries and one criminal mischief woo reported.
The House and Senate negotiators
agreed to meet all day Thursday,
after the House acts on its bill. the"
recess until Sunday afternoon
Firefighters hear one call
The Hereford Fire Department Tuesday responded to a possible
structure fire in the IN block of Cherokee
There was minor damage done to the house.
the House.
Gov Mark White, who recom-
mended a one-year sales tax hike
plus budget cuts in his speech Mon-
day, told a group in Houston that the
tax bill will be needed although the
state comptroller says $700 million of
the deficit has been erased
"It makes it easier for all of us,"
White said, but asid the 1*s-cent in-
crease in the 4+s-cent sales tax was
needed because of immediate cash
demands.
State Treasurer Ann Richards has
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Weather
TUESDAYS HIGH: 86 LOW: $7
OUTLOOK: Tonight, a 30 percent chance at thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 90s with a south and southwest wind 10 to N mph and
gusty.
Thursday, partly cloudy and cooler. Highs in the tower N with
southwest wind 10 to 20 mph and gusty gradually shifting to west by
afternoon.
Hi ll G. NIEMAN
That feller on Tierra Blanca Creek following might be appropriate for
oOo
A good teacher is one who drives
students to think
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The United Way of Deaf Smith
County held a kickoff luncheon Tues-
to pay off the entire loan. Some of
those farmers said they were given
five years to work out a way to pay
off the balance. and others reported
being told that their unpaid debt
would simply be written off as un-
collectable
The move, part of a stepped-up ef-
fort by FmHA to update its loan port-
folio. came without advance notice to
local FmHA officials, and Andrews
said the action was taken without the
knowledge of Agriculture Secretary
Richard E. Lyng.
Harkin's amendment was adopted
unanimously after subcommittee
Chairman Sen. Thad Cochran,
R-Miss , noted that the administra-
tion was insisting it had legal
authority to collect debts to the
federal government But Cochran
said that authority was being misus-
ed.
"Farmers Home is doing a very
poor job in dealing with this
problem," he said "A great deal of
insensitivity is being shown."
says you know you're getting old
when you have too much room in
your house and not enough in the
medicine cabinet.
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Did you hear about the Hereford
couple who are looking for a new
baby sitter'' The one they've had the
past eight years has been called to
Washington as an expert in anti-
terrorism
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FOR OUR
TEENAGERS
I loved you enough to ask where
you were going, with whom, and
what time you would be home.
I loved you enough to insist that
you save your money and buy a bike
for yourself even though we could af-
ford to buy one for you.
I loved you enough to be silent and
let you discover that your new best
friend was a real creep.
I loved you enough to make you
take a Milky Way back to the
Two arrested Tuesday
The Hereford Police Department arrested individuals Tuesday for
driving while intoxicated and second offense of no liability in-
surance.
Police also heard reports of dogs running loose in the *00 block at
Paloma, a civil dispute in the M block of Ave. A, criminal mischief
in the 700 block of Thunderbird, a domestic disturbance in the NO
block of Ave. K. juvenile problems in the 10N block of Grand, and a
burglary of a business in the ON block of West Park.
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We don't have any teenagers in our
for debate is the same measure ap-
proved in the first special session
that made a $739 million cut
We think the Senate stands ready
to split the difference." said Sen.
Grant Jones, D-Abilene, chief Senate
negotiator. He noted that com-
promise efforts were about $326
million apart when the first special
session ended unsuccessfully
"This is our effort to reach a mid-
die ground," Jones told a meeting of
the appropriations conference com-
mittee that served in the first special
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civic clubs and volunteers of the
United Way campaign. M D Gentry,
UW president, served as master of
ceremonies for the event.
Theme of this year's drive headed
by campaign chairman Helen
Langley, is "Up. Up and Away with
United Way. Goal for this year to
help fund 10 agencies is $110,000 The
campaign is scheduled to end Oct. 10.
United Way division chairmen
were introduced by Mrs Langley
They include Peaches Reinauer and
Cherry McWhorter, agriculture divi-
sion; Betty Drake and Fred Fox.
general; Leona Kimball and Homer
Garrison. golden age division; Bud-
dy Peeler and Mike Car. major divi-
sion; Carol Sue LeGate, metro;
Margaret and Charlie Bell, paceset-
ters; Marjone Mims and Wanda
Hoover, professional: Donnie Houle
and Ike Graves, special: and Tony
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AUSTIN i AP) — Senate and House
members have been told that tax
bills will be getting more attention in
the second special session, and
House Speaker Gib Lewis predicted
approval of a temporary sales tax in-
crease
Lewis. an ardent anti-tax leader,
fanned speculation Tuesday in a
speech in suburban Fort Worth
"What I predict for the future is
that you're probably going to see a
tax increase out of this special ses-
sion." Lewis told members of the
chamber of commerce in White Set-
tlement. and what I anticipate that
you'll probably see is a penny sales
tax increase and possibly a five-cent
gasoline tax increase to get us
through this current biennium."
Lewis added that "we're still
holding firm to the point that we
want it to be temporary '’
Lewis and other House leaders
session on the state budget deficit.
“We're trying to put a plan
together,” said Rep. Jim Rudd.
D-Brownfield. chief House
negotiator “We've just got some
basic ideas with no bottom line yet."
The Senate approved a bill Monday
that would reduce spending by $*13
million.
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The House Agriculture credit sub- today a Senate compromise offer to
committee announced that it would make another $153 million cut in 1907
hold hearings next week on the mat- spending, along with a challenge for
ter. the House tool the same
After reports last week that The “middle ground” offer was
farmers were receiving stem letters made Tuesday at the first meeting of
from the collection agencies. FmHA House and Senate appropriations
Administrator Vance Clark softened negotiators in the second special ses-
his stance by saying the agency sion.
would continue to work with farmers Meanwhile, the House was
who believed the letters reneged on scheduled to vote today on its version
of White Implement, Jeff Brown of Southwestern Public Service, Wanda The agencies in the United Way in-
Hereford State Bank, James Hull of Cobb of Lone Star Agency, and elude Boy Scouts, YMCA, Big
Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Chuck Moore of Witherspoon, Aiken Brothers-Big Sisters, American Red
Bud Eades of Plains Insurance, and Langley law firm. Cross. Hereford Camp Fire, Inc ,
Steve Wright of First National Bank, Volunteers will be called on in- Hereford Family Services Center'
Steve Nieman of Gililland-Nieman & dividuals and firms in the communi- Salvation Army, Hereford Senior
Associates, Rocky Lee of Summer- ty. To make a pledge, citizens can Citizens, High Plains Epilepsy
field Fertilizer, Vance Devereaux of contact any of the persons listed Association, and the Children's
Arrowhead Mills, Troy Waddell of above. Rehabilitation Center
have been firm in holding that no However, several House members,
new taxes will be considered until including some members of his com-
budget cuts are complete mittee. said he would ask an im-
Earlier Tuesday, 28 House mediate hearing.
members filed a proposed one-year The Senate Finance Committee
increase in the state sales tax that had on its agenda today a resolution
would raise $500 million to cure the that Lt. Gov Bill Hobby said was
current deficit, designed to let the Senate get started
Rep. Stan Schleuter, D-Killeen, on tax discussions. The committee
chairman of the House Ways and will make recommendation to the
Means Committee which must clear full Senate.
any tax bill for debate, said he "pro- "This is merely a means of ex-
bably" would not set a public hearing pediting the procedure." Hobby said
until the Senate and House agree on According to the state constitution.
1987 budget cuts. all tax bills must be debated first in
Reflecting the displeasure, a department have sent out 6.500 let-
Senate subcommittee on Tuesday ters to farmers in recent weeks giv-
voted to halt the practice, putting on- ing them as little as 2* hours to repay
to a farm appropriations bill overdue loans or risk stepped-up col-
language that would prevent the lection procedures
Agriculture Department from spen- Most of the letters went to farmers
ding any money to hire private bill who already had forfeited their loan
Commitment and enthusiasm are is important and everyone has their
the keys to a successful United Way own load to carry,” said Meyer,
campaign, according to Ron Meyer, “There is no pronoun T in the word
nationally-known football coach, who team. Let's stop pointing our fingers
was the keynote speaker for the and get involved.”
kickoff luncheon of the United Way of Meyer is a former Southern
Deaf Smith County here Tuesday at Methodist University head football
the Community Center. coach and a former New England
Comparing the team concept in the Patriots head coach. He also worked
United Way drive to teamwork in in the Dallas Cowboys organization
football, Meyer said “it takes in- and at Purdue University.
day to launch the 1906-87 campaign drugstore with a bite out of it l and
There is a real commitment from the tell the owner, "I swiped this yester-
board and the volunteers this year to day and want to pay for it”
go over the goal, and we wish them I loved you enough to stand over
success you for two hours while you cleaned
Most of the volunteers benefit very your room, a job that would have
little from the service* funded with taken me 15 minutes.
United Way monies. On the other I loved you enough to let you see
hand, the kid* and adult* who gain anger, disappointment and tears in
the most can help the least. A kid my eyes. Children must learn that
cant help it if he has a working their parent* aren’t perfect.
mother and no father at home. I loved you enough to let you
Younger* cant help that they suffer assume the responsibility for your
epileptic seizures and must have pro- actions even when the penalties were
per medication and care. so harsh they almoat broke my heart.
Many of those in need can't help. But most of all, I loved you enough
but we can by being a united, caring to say NO when I knew you would
AUSTIN AP - Texas House
members had under consideration
collateral - farm property or
WASHINGTON (APl - The
Reagan administration’s use of
private collection agencies to de-
mand immediate repayment of $630
million in past-due farm debt* is
drawing angry reactions from farm-
state lawmakers, many of whom are
only two months away from re-
election time
Sen Mark Andrews, R-N D.. fum-
ed that the move was "the most
idiotic case of bureaucracy run
amok."
Added Rep Tom Coleman, R-Mo
"Sometimes the administration is
our own worst enemy ”
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Curtis, Jeri. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 1986, newspaper, September 10, 1986; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1478088/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.