The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1982 Page: 1 of 14
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Clifton Record and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Nellie Pederson Civic Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
a.”k~
*
Microfill
P.C. Bex Il51i36
Pqllaff, TX 752I4.5
TX
I7ie Trenchwalker
Gets Dreaded Disease
... See Page 2-A
\Survey About Clifton’
What Do You Think ?
. . . See Page 2-A
The Latest In
Clifton Area Sports
... See Pages 4 & 5-A
Ttemembering’
Genealogy Column
. . . See Page 1-B
-ik-
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
1982
The Clifton Record
1982, The Clifton Record. All Rights Reserved
— rTaryeit Circulation J)n (f^osyue County —
THURSDAY,
JULY 8.1982
VOL. 87. NO. 27
CLIFTON. TEXAS 76634 - 25 Cents Per Copy
City Tables Acceptance Of
Bids On Airport Taxiway
Members of the Clifton day, June 29, to table at the Clifton Municipal
City Council voted unan- acceptance of bids that were Airport,
imously during a special submitted in connection The two bids that were
called meeting last Tues- with constructing a taxiway submitted were from Down-
Workers Sprucing
Up Fair Grounds
„ ,
f y*
Mi
i»f* fft
wm |
HOT WORK—Frances Seljos and Lil Foster man
garden tools to clear brush from the fairgrounds in
anticipation of the Central Texas Fair and Rodeo in
August. Another work-day is slated for Thursday,
and anyone wanting to do some volunteer work for the
.good of the August event is invited to help out.
—Clifton Record Photo
$12,000 Loss Becomes $5,000 Profit
Workers at the Central
Texas Fair & Rodeo work-
day held last week at the
fairgrounds claim that much
improvement was accomp-
lished, as a city truck full of
tree limbs, acity truck full of
garden barb and chicken
wire, and a cattle trailer full
of briars and brush were
hauled off
It was reported that during
the excursion the ladies had
the added pleasure of pick-
ing up some wood ant and
chigger bites as a momento
of the event.
There still remains much
to be done, however: Any-
one with the desire to
promote a worthy cause is
asked to participate in an-
other i work-day scheduled
for this Thursday, July 8, at
6:30 p.m. until dark. Melvin
Prescher with a tractor will
pull up fence posts to be
removed.
Those participating in last
week’s work-day were
Clyde and Frances Seljos^
Melvin and Kaye Prescher,
Joe and Rosalyn White,
Jimmy and Gayle Sea-
wright, Kenneth Jones,
Charles Lindley, Leonard
Snider, Homer McDougal,
Walter Zander, and Lil
Foster. Also at the site were
three junior helpers, Bobby
and Vickie Prescher, and
Jeffrey White.
ing Brothers, Inc., of Waco,
$70,543.55, and from Young
Brothers Construction, of
Waco, $94,683.25. Project
estimate had been placed at
$68,039.11, with most of the
cost arising from the flex-
ible base ($31,290).
At the meeting, Mayor
Charles Isenhower said that
apparently both companies
failed to consider using
gravel already at the site for
the flexible base, instead
bidding to haul it in. He
recommended that the bids
be tabled and returned for
re-examination of this as-
pect. The motion was made
by Alderman Charles Rum-
mel and seconded by Aider-
man Willie Wenzel.
“That (the gravel) is a
sizeable item. It’s the big-
gest one item on that
thing,’’ said Isenhower.
“We went to the trouble of
getting a gravel sample and
getting it passed, and the
specifications on it." He
added that he was in favor
of sending the bids back in
order to correct this aspect.
GlennStrube, an engineer
with the Texas Aeronautics
Commission, who was pres-
ent at the meeting, agreed
to take the bids back to the
companies and have them
corrected. The City recently
accepted a $50,000 grant
from theTACfor help in the
taxi way venture.
Present at the meeting
were Isenhower, Strube,
City Secretary Daryl Lusk,
Aldermen Wenzel, Rum-
mel, Weldon Davis, and
Leon Smith, and one visitor, v
Don McCrary.
City Garbage System
Not liosing Money’
According to Clifton City
Secretary Daryl Lusk, the
Clifton Sanitation Depart-
ment has garnered a profit
for the portion of the fiscal
year ended May 31, instead
of having lost money as was
earlier reported during a
Clifton City Council meet-
ing.
It had been reported dur-
ing a meeting of the Clifton
City Council last month that
Jhe sanitation department
had suffered losses of
$12,000so far this year, this
Fire Reports Slow
During Holiday
Recent rains apparently
helped put a damper on
what is normally a volatile
Fourth of July weekend, as
area firefighters reported
an unusually low number of
calls.
TtVee units of the Clifton
Fire Department were dis-
patched to a grass fire that
broke out approximately
9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4,
just off the road between the
high school and Texas Safa-
ri. According to firefighter
Buddy Bekkelund, several
motorists already at the
scene had nearly succeeded
in putting out the fire by the
time the trucks arrived.
Bekkelund said he did not
know what caused the fire,
“unless somebody was pop-
ping firecrackers out
there." Bekkelund said that
a ten to fifteen square foot
section of grass was burned.
On Sunday, two units of
the Clifton Fire Depart-
ment, along with one unit of
the Laguna Park V.F.D.,
answered a call near Wo-
mack at the intersection of
FM 3118 and Hwy. 22.
Firemen arrived at about
2:30 p.m., but were too late
to prevent a storage build-
ing owned by Tommy Rush
from burning to the ground.
Laguna Park V.F.D. Chief
Ernest Cheyne reported
that at 7:30 a.m. Friday,
units frorti his department
helped extinguish a small
fire in the wall of a house
owned by Bess Collier of
Laguna Park. A short in an
extension cord was respon-
sible for the damage, which
Cheyne described as light.
Cheyne said that nothing
was reported on Sat jt day.
Sunday, July 4, afme at the
Fred Owens ranch near
King Creek destroyed three
to five acres of pasture
before firemen from Laguna
Park put it out. Cheyne said
the fire, which started at
approximately 2:30 p.m.
began in four different
locations, and may have
been caused by someone
throwing fireworks from the
window of their car.
Despite the three fires,
Cheyne said that this fourth
was not nearly as bad as
previous years, and credit-
ed moisture from recent
heavy rains for alleviating
the situation.
“If it hadn’t been wet,"
Cheyne said, “we’d have
had trouble. If it had been as
dry as last year, we would
not have been able to stay at
home."
loss being part of the basis
for the possibility of the
City’s engaging an outside
contractor to handle the
City's garbage collection
and operate the City’s land-
fill. But, according to Lusk,
this figure has now show*
itself to be incorrect. The
sanitation department has
“made money" to the tune
of $5,140.83 (through May),
considering figures from
the fiscal year which begins
October 1.
Figures show, said Lusk,
that expenditures include
$20,663.24 for salaries and
wages; $5,705.56 for sup-
plemental materials (gas,
oil, filters); $2,690.15 for
contract services (insur-
ance, workman's comp.);
$6,692.62 for maintenance
and impairs; $1,373.60 for
miscellaneous (withholding
and social security taxes);
and $1,500 for capital ex-
penditures (payments on
equipment), for a grand
total of $42,725.17. Reve-
nues, said Lusk, amounted
to $47,866.00 from the sani-
tation department. Of this
revenue figure, $1,198.00
came from income rendered
from outside dump permits
(through May).
PRESIDENT’S PLAQUE-Rotary outgoing presi-
dent Steve Schmidt presents the President’s Plaque
to incoming director and outgoing vice-president
Robert Rachuig for “service above self” during the
previous Rotary year. The installation of officers and
presentation of this and other awards took place in
Walnut Springs recently. Both Rachuig and Schmidt
are Clifton members of the Bosque County [Clifton]
Rotary Club.
—Photo by Gene Jackson
Five Arrested
Over Weekend
Clifton Pol ice arrested four
Mexican-national males
and: one Mexican-American
male in three separate inci-
dents during the past week-
end.
The first arrest was made
at 4:45a.m. Sunday, July 4,
when Sgt. Ford and Officer
Kinch charged one suspect
with D.W.I. and unauthor-
ized use of a motor vehicle
as a result of a wreck
investigation near Riverside
CHS Class Of 1946
Sets July 24 Reunion
The Clifton High School
graduating class of 1946 is
planning a reunion for Sat-
urday, July 24, to be held at
the Texas-New Mexico
Power Company building on
Highway 6.
A dinner is planned for 6
p.m.
i
This graduating class is
inviting all friends to come
by at 7 p.m. to visit and
renew friendships.
Drive at the old C.P.S.
storage area.
Later that day, at about
6:15p.m., Officer Stepp and
Kinch arrested two Mexican
illegals who were seen leav-
ing a local business with a
set of mag wheels, and took
them into custody for suspi-
cion of theft. The driver of
the car was also cited for
driving without a license or
proof of liability insurance.
Police Chief Rob Brennand
said the men claimed they
had purchased the wheels,
but Brennand said fye had
not yet been able to contact
the businessman in quest-
tion. Brennand said that if
the suspects story checks
out, the passenger in the car
would be released.
Thefinal incident occurred
at 12:10 a.m. Monday, July
5, when Officers Stepp and
Kinch arrested two illegals
on charges of public intoxi-
cation. The driver of the car
was also charged with driv-
ing without a license and no
proof of liability insurance.
Truth Or Fiction?
An Interview With
Gustav Breckenridge
By W. Leon Smith
Clifton Record Editor
The Clifton Record recently conducted
an interview with author Gustav
Breckenridge, who was compiling a
travel series called “Gustav’s Trav-
els,” which was set to include a
segment on his recent stopover in
Clifton.
WLS—You were in Clifton for three
days, am I correct, Mr. Breckenridge?
GB—Ah, yes, give or take a few
hours.
WLS—What is your opinion of the
town? Is it what you expected?
GB—Yes and no. Actually, I came to
Clifton by force. The people I was living
with in Waco, the ones who dared
nickname me “Tiger,” drove me to
Clifton, opened the car door, said
“Out, Tiger,” and as I removed myself
from the car, they drove off. I, of
course, have not seen them since. I
figured it was the typical intermission^
to visit the john, but, boy was I wrong,
wandered around for a bit, taking in th
view on Highway 6, trying to avoid
those monstrous vehicles that zoomed
by, and actually, enjoying myself.
WLS—Then what?
GB—Well, as fate has it, suppertime
brings on the strangest pangs. I
decided to seek out the nearest Canine
Club at which to whet my growing
appetite.' But, alas, it was not to be
found. I asked around some, but none
of the “brothers” knew what I was
talking about. You see, I am considered
by most to be somewhat “continental”
in nature, having been around in some
of the fanciest abodes known to canine.
I figured every community had a
“Canine Club.”
WLS—I am afraid Clifton doesn’t at
present.
GB—That, I found out. I wandered
around some more, when a fellow
named “Mitch” sounded for me to visit
his yard. Usually I would not impose,
but the temptation was astounding as
my poor stomach was commanding my
moves. I sauntered on over and began
to help myself, when, suddenly, quite
abruptly, I was arrested. A police
officer came up and saw to it that I was
placed in a vehicle and driven away
from the fine meal I had just been
invited to. During the trip to the
“pound,” I yapped bitterly that every
being alive must be somewhere at all
times, and that Clifton just happened to
be the place where I “was.” He didn’t
seem to understand what I was saying.
When we reached the pound, I found
myself “jailed” with other “brothers”
who were equally astonished at the turn
of events. What had I done, I
wondered. What could I have done
differently to avoid this injustice, this
flat-out discrimination? I pondered the
Recent ‘Guests’
At The Pound
question as I complained to deafened
silence. The other “brothers” were
smiling at my theatrics. They, evident-
ly, understood well the futility of my
whining. They had been there already.
Soon we were alone in the stall. The
policeman had gone. Finding myself
yapping for yapping’s sake when there
was nobody around to hear, I changed
my strategy. I decided to make the best
of it while allowing time to prompt my
sanity to return. I looked about and
found a bowl of tepid water, quite dirty,
with flies floating on top. What is that
for, I asked myself, knowing full well
that it was meant to be consumed by me
and my compadres. Yuck! How gro-
tesque! There is no way I will stoop so
low, I thought. ^
WLS—Then what happened?
•f
GB—I sweltered, along with my
friends. Our tongues drooped, it was so
hot. And the mugginess didn't help the
fly situation either. They were almost in
swarms. You couldn’t move without
swatting at least half a dozen. But. they
weren’t the main diversion of conster-
nation. What was, was the maggots in
the adjoining cell. The stink was both
sobering and mind-removing. I thought
on numerous occasion that I would pass
out. I, however, had no real intentions
of dying in this humiliating place. I
have my pride. I wondered on numer-
ous occasion what the Humane Society
would think should they happen on the
circumstances. Boy, I wished they
would show up. I prayed they would
show up. But, of course, they didn’t.
My friends and I slept some, when the
discomfort would occasionally become
numbing and allow rest. When we
heard what we deemed to be someone
near, we yapped our heads off, seeking
to be heard. But never to advantage for
See GUSTAV, Page3-A
w A*
«
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1982, newspaper, July 8, 1982; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798544/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.