The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1989 Page: 1 of 32
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Hornet
Football
Squads
Test
Perryton
Today In
Borger
The Tuun Herald
* * COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE *
Vol. 81, No. 34 TWO SECTIONS THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD THURSDAY, AUGUST 24.1989
** *** ************** a ★*★★★★★ ★★★★★★**★*★★**
School Bells Will Toll Monday Morning
HAPPY DAYS HONOREES - H. C. (Pete) McCarley, 92, (right) was
recognized as the oldest individual present at Happy Days on Satur-
day, and Ruth Walters Mann was honored for having resided in the
Happy area the longest time. Rusty Tirey (left) of North Falmouth,
Mass., received a plaque for traveling the greatest distance to attend
the celebration.
Country
Editor
By Wendell Tooley
Jim Reynolds Pinchhitting
For Wendell Tooley
SIGNS DON’T LOOK G(X)D;
SEVERE WEATHER AHEAD?
Peggy Stevens said her husband Ju-
lius, our game warden, has noticed that
mesquile bushes arc bearing more ber-
ries than usual. Lee Howard agrees.
Several folks have mentioned that
com is producing heavy husks.
And those, friends, arc indications of
a severe winter ahead. Unseasonably
cool mornings and nights also point in
that direction.
We'd sure like to have a late fall to
allow crops more time to mature, but we
may not get our wish on that.
It seems that we rarely outguess
Mother Nature. When "the Old Indian
signs" point to a severe winter, it's time
to chop extra fire wood.
’ATAWAY BAND
While the Hornet footballers have
been hard at work this week and last, so
have band members. They arc going
hard, we hear, in preparation for a banner
year.
We at The Herald are PROUD of our
young people when they work in a posi-
tive manner...regardless of whether its
academics, music, athletics, vocational
training or whatever endeavors their
talents lead them.
The best crop Swisher County has
growing arc our young people!
•
PLEASANT SURPRISE
The Herald has received a pleasant
Continued on Page Two
- Staff photo
Proposed Prison
Situation Same
The proposed Sept. 7 signing date of
the financing contract for a 500-bcd
detention center in Swisher and five
other Texas counties remained on target
early this week.
Paperwork was progressing.
Ed Tolcsof Dallas, a Swisher County
native, is bond counsel for this county.
To the dismay of many youngsters,
the countdown is underway for the
opening of the 1989-90 school year.
School bells will toll Monday morn-
ing, signaling the return of students for
the first day of classes. Monday will be
a full school day with lunchrooms oper-
ating and buses running full routes.
In response to a question about enroll-
ment, Supt. Mike Vinyard said "We
have no reason to believe it will be much
different." The 1988-89 school year
ended with 1,331 students.
Nineteen new faculty members will
greet students on Monday. Twelve arc
classroom instructors (including three
coaches), four are aides, two arc coun-
selors and one is a diagnostician.
SCHOOL HOURS
Several changes and adjustments in
the beginning and dismissal times for
each of the campuses have been an-
nounced by the administration.
The school day for Highland Elemen-
tary School students has been expanded
in order to fulfill a state requirement that
all teachers receive planning, prepara-
tion and conference time within the
regular class day. Adjustments on other
campuses have been made "to improve
the efficiency of daily bus loading and
unloading schedules."
At Highland, full-day kindergarten,
first, second and third grade classes are
to begin at 8:05 a. m. and dismiss at 3:30
p. m. Morning kindergarten students
also are due to report at 8:05 a. m. and
dismiss at 3:30 p. m. Morning kinder-
garten students also are due to report at
8:05 a. m. and to leave at noon with
lunch optional from 12 - 12:30.
Afternoon kindergarten pupils must
arrive by 11:30 a. m. and remain until
3:30 p. m., with lunch optional from 11
-11:30 a. m.
Morning pre-kindergarten will be
from 8:05 a. m. until 11:10 a. m. and
afternoon pre-kindergarten is scheduled
from 12:25 to 3:30 p. m.
The school day at W. V. Swinbum
Elementary School for fourth, fifth and
sixth graders is scheduled from 8:15 a.
m. until 3:40 p. m.
Junior High students - seventh and
eighth graders - arc to report by 8:15 a.
m. and will be dismissed at 3:48 p. m.
High school classes will be from 8:15
a. m. until 3:45 p. m.
Buses are to run for morning kinder-
garten and pre-kindergarten students at
12:30 p. m. Lunch and supervised ac-
tivities will be provided for approved,
eligible pre-kindergarten bus students
during the time between class dismissal
and bus departure times.
School is starting earlier this year.
Previously, slate requirements did not
allow the fall semester to begin before
Sept. 1, but that stipulation was
amended this year.
Due to the earlier opening, however,
Labor Day will be a school holiday.
Labor Day has been a regular classroom
day in recent years.
TUTORIAL PERIOD
A tutorial period will be held "within
the school day" on all campuses. "This
will enable us to help students who need
tutorial without them having to remain
after school," the superintendent said.
He added that this was "successful" at
both high school and Swinbum Elemen-
tary last year.
"We will also provide enrichments
and gifted-talented programs during
that time," Vinyard said.
Supt. Vinyard said the administration
is attempting to eliminate "pull outs” or
removing students from regular classes.
For the first ume, Tulia public
schools will have a full time counselor
on each campus.
(School Calendar, dress code,
registration information,
other data in Section II)
The Highland Elementary School
enlargement is expected to be com-
pleted in December or January. "We are
hopeful it will be ready in December,"
Vinyard said, "but it depends on the
weather."
Continued on Page Four
School Tax Rate Raised 4c
District's Valuation Down Slightly From Previous Year
A total budget of $6,341,774 for the
Tulia Independent School District's
1989-90 fiscal year was adopted during
a Thursday night trustee meeting in the
board room. The budget for the forth-
coming fiscal year represents a 7.08
percent increase over the $5,922,555
total amended budget for the 1988-89
fiscal year.
However, the budget for the next fis-
cal year includes virtually all of the
Highland Elementary School enlarge-
ment project. The first payment of ap-
proximately $44,000 is coming out of
the present budget, with the remaining
$456,000 being included in the 1989-90
budget.
The school district will operate under
a deficit budget during the next year.
Expected revenue of $5,715,489 is
$626,285 less than the budgeted expen-
ditures, with the difference coming from
reserve funds.
Local taxation is expected to produce
27.15 percent of the new budget, 59.34
percent is projected to come from the
state and federal funding will contribute
13.51 percent.
RATE INCREASED
After lengthy deliberation—the
Herald Wins General Excellence
r
NEW HERALD PLAQUE - The Herald's general excellence
plaque, received Saturday night at the West Texas Press
Association's annual convention in Odessa, is one of nine
awards received this year by the Tulia newspaper. - Staff photo
The Tulia Herald was recipient of first place in general excellence and
three other awards Saturday night during the belter newspaper contest
awards dinner, which concluded the annual West Texas Press Association
convention, held Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn Centre in Odessa.
The Herald received second place in editorials and lifestyles (also
known as "society" pages) and third place in columns.
Entries from approximately 30 participating newspapers—all but three
of which were in the weekly and semi-weekly divisions—were judged by
the University of Texas (Austin) School of Journalism.
West Texas Press Association is the nation's largest press association,
encompassing over half of the state. Two of the major weekly winners
were Fredericksburg and Hondo, which arc near San Antonio.
The Tulia newspaper was the only Pan handle-South Plains weekly or
semi-weekly publication to win more than two awards and the only area
weekly to enter the winner's circle.
General excellence is based on all facets of the publication. Judges rated
The Herald particularly high, giving it 64 of a possible 70 points. Based
on a 1-10 point system, The Herald was judged a "9" in six of the seven
categories—news coverage, quality of writing, headlines, use of photos,
composition and advertising—and a "10" in makeup.
Judges stated: "From revenue standpoint looks pretty healthy. Nell
Mayes' story one of belter jobs in all papers (all divisions) read. Heads
balanced. Good content in stories outside. Sports obviously gets a great
deal of attention. Pictures there fair to good. Plenty of people should be
happy with pictures in paper. Placement of ads leaves good news holes.
Underline helps on water district story. Like last-minute wreck. Picture on
Continued on Page Two
Day Nursery Striving For Accreditation
Tulia Day Nursery, recognized as one of the better child care facilities in the
Panhandle region, is not satisfied with the status quo. The goal of the administration,
staff and board is pre-school accreditation.
Brown Power And Equipment
Moves To Different Location
Brown Power and Equipment opened
Monday morning in a new location. The
firm, which formerly was located at 300
North Highway 87, is now at home in the
former George and Barnett building on
north Highway 87.
Manager Larry Garrison said the firm
had purchased the 24,000 square foot
structure.
"We just really needed the room,"
Garrison said. The added space will be
particularly advantageous in the shop
and parts department Garrison said the
equipment firm had a commitment to
the Case IH company to move to a larger
facility than the building it had occupied
since opening in Tulia in March 1986.
"Case IH has made a commitment to
its dealer organization, and the dealer
organization has made a commitment to
its customers. We believe the purchase
of this building shows our commitment
to our farm customers," Garrison told
The Herald. "We want people to know
we have made this investment and we’re
here to stay."
The structure was purchased from
Ronnie George in a transaction which
was consumatcd last Friday. "Ronnie
has sure worked well with us," Garrison
said.
Brown Power and Equipment has a
nine-person staff; the manager, five
people in the shop, a sales manager, a
parts manager and one employee in the
accounting department.
Open house in the new facility is
expected "sometime in September.”
"We're doing virtually all of these things (criteria for qualification) now, but we
need to be recognized by the people in Washington (commission which handles
accreditation) for what we do," administrator Carol King related.
The accreditation sought by the local day nursery would be bestowed by the
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Mrs. King
termed NAEYC as "the most widely recognized accreditation for pre-school
facilities."
She secs an immediate need for accreditation because Congress is in the process
of "writing new laws and guidelines for day care centers." This makes competition
keen for funding.
Even more important is the fact that the accreditation process results in self-
evaluation and self-study programs to update our nursery. It would show our strong
and weak points and help develop a plan to meet the criteria.
Among the criteria is having "a degreed person" on staff. In order to reach this
goal, Mrs. King took college courses during the spring semester and plans to enroll
for 12 hours at Amarillo College this fall. Three additional semesters will be needed
for her to qualify for an associate degree in child care.
STAFF ’EXCITED'
"The staff is excited" about the director's studies. "When I’m in school, the staff
shares with me what is happening at the center while I’m away and I share with them
(from her studies)," Mrs. King said.
"The staff recognizes that it will make them better teachers and it will upgrade our
curriculum."
The administrator added, "We hope by this time next year to reach that goal of
accreditation.
The day nursery is facing increased competition from "in-home care." The
Continued from Page Three
WATCH OUT FOR
CHHURBI CROSSING
school board held a budget workshop
the previous Monday night—trustees
adopted a tax rate of $1 pet $100 valu-
ation, which will reduce the amount of
the deficit to be funded with reserve
funds.
The tax rate is four cents per $100
valuation greater than this fiscal year's
rale.
Gary House offered the motion that
the $1 tax rate be adopted and Harold
Keeler seconded. These two trustees
and counterparts Dennis Love and
Kerry Tcafatiller supported the motion.
Jeannett Herring, Albert Irlbeck and
Stetfe Rohde voted "no."
Immediately after the vote to adopt
the tax rate, Rohde offered a motion that
the entire board support the new rate.
His motion was unanimously approved.
While discussing the four cent tax
increase, some trustees expressed the
opinion that a smaller deficit budget in
1989-90 would help prevent a large tax
increase in the future.
They believe the next two or three
years will be a critical period.
Some area schools have found them-
selves with large deficits, which means
a significant cut in educational pro-
grams and/or a significant tax increase.
This is a situation the local board hopes
to avoid.
The total budget adopted Thursday
night includes the entire budget for the
Swisher-Briscoe Education Coopera-
tive, for which the Tulia district acts as
fiscal agent. Kress, Happy and Silvcrton
Continued on Page Two
'Everyone' Invited
To Meet Exchange
Student Thursday
"Everyone" is invited to attend a
"Meet the Foreign Exchange Student/
Yearbook Signing Party" from 8:30 to
9:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 24) in
the Tulia High Library.
Bring your yearbook and a welcom-
ing attitude'' to the event, organizers
said.
The function is sponsored by the
Mildred Hulsey Chapter of Texas Fu-
ture Teachers of America.
FINAL FLING - Kristin Freeman enjoys splashing with her sister In
their unique pool before entering school next Monday as a first grader.
Kristin, 6, and Lauren, 3, are daughters of Larry and Janet Freeman,
who reside at 501 Northwest Sixth. - Staff photo
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