The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 1990 Page: 1 of 32
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COVERING SWISHER COUNTY LIKE THE SUNSHINE * * *
VOL. 82, NO. 12
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THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
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Fisher Stresses 'Community Involvement’
Parks And Recreation Director Involved In Ongoing Programs, Future Development
James Fisher is a man on the move. In
fact, he has had little time to try out the
chair at his desk since becoming the City
of Tulia parks and recreation director in
late December.
A man with a vision and dreams,
Fisher is also willing to roll up his
sleeves and become physically involved
in work at the parks and with the swim-
ming pool renovation project.
Although he has found some ob-
stacles standing in the way of achieving
desired goals, the West Texas State
University graduate likes his job and his
new home town.
"It’s exciting to look forward to the
start of each day." he volunteers.
"Tulia, to me, being new here, has a
very, very bright future. I’m excited at
being a part of it," Fisher adds.
One of the First major endeavors with
which he became involved was recom-
mending to the City Council that im-
provements be undertaken at the almost
40-year-old municipally-owned swim-
ming pool Original, cast iron piping was
showing its age and was allowing water
to escape from the pool at an alarming
rate.
The city governing body has en-
dorsed a $32,000 renovation project for
new lines and new filter system which
will allow for "cleaner and warmer
water, which have been two primary
concerns’ of the public.
Members of the city staff arc involved
in the project, which makes for a signifi-
cantly lower cost. Concrete has been
burst out and old pipe has been removed.
Installation of the improvements is
scheduled to begin next Monday, March
26, and will require "approximately
three to four weeks to complete."
"It’s going to look real, real nice,"
Fisher predicts, and the pool will have a
"new appearance. We hope everybody
appreciates it."
YOUTH PROGRAMS
One of the new parks and recreation
director's key responsibilities is youth
recreation. The first for him to become
associated with was the youth basket-
ball program, which has now completed
its regular season and is headed into its
annual tournament on April 2-6.
One hundred and 12 youngsters from
through out the county are involved in
the Senior League of the youth basket-
ball or "Little Dribblers" program, and
116 youth arc participating in the Junior
League.
While the youth basketball season is
heading into its final stages, field im-
provements are already being made on
the diamonds in Mackenzie Park for the
summer youth baseball-softball
leagues. An organizational meeting is
planned for April 10.
However, Fisher would like to see a
"buffer period" between youth basket-
ball and baseball seasons to allow not
only the participants but also their vol-
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50 YEARS OF SERVICE—Ed Harris, owner of Ed hammer during the brief ceremony at his business.
Harris Lumber Co., was presented the Gold Hammer Pictured from left to right are: Doug Newland, sales
Award last Wednesday morning by Galbraith Steel & manager for Galbraith Steel and Supply; Mrs. Ed
Supply Co. of Lubbock in recognition of ”50 years Harris; Harris; Dave Hannan, Galbraith general
service to the hardware industry.” The second-gen- manager; and Ned Phillips, sales representative for
eration Tulia merchant received the symbolic gold Galbraith.
Head Count Ready
Let the head count begin!
The U.S. Postal Service will begin delivering packets this Friday for the
1990 U.S. Census, according to Clella Lewis, Amarillo District office
manager.
"The 1990Ccnsus is the full count of every man, woman and child living
in the entire United States on Census Day, April 1, and a count of every I
housing unit in the country,” according to the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Ms. Lewis says that "enumerators will be in the field picking up census |
forms next Tuesday, March 27." The enumerators "go down every road,
every pipeline road," the district manager told The Herald.
Approximately 600 persons will be involved in taking the head count for I
the 33-county Amarillo District. Ms. Lewis stresses that attempts have been
made to hire enumerators within each community. The Amarillo office is
ranked "among the lop two percent nationally."
The district manager emphasizes the importance of every individual or
family completing the census form because "the figures will be in place the
next 10 years," and "billions of dollars in funding" for schools, hospitals and
other entities will be determined by the census figures.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Ms. Lewis stresses that the census is "very confidential.’’ Each worker
takes "an oath of confidence. Disclosure of confidential information can
result in five years in prison and S5.000 in fines.
"No agency or individual, not even the President of the United States,"
has access to personal information contained on the census questionnaires.
"Title 13 of the U.S. Code prevents any agency—Immigration, the FBI, the
IRS, the courts, the military, welfare agencies—from getting any specific
information about you. In fact, personal information from the 1990 Census
will be locked up until the year 2062."
No Social Security number is listed, and names arc used "only to identify
housing units."
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Consutuuon stipulates that a census be
taken every 10 years. The 1990 Census will be the 21st in the nation’s
history— and the largest and most complex ever taken. The Census Bureau
expects to count 250 million people and 106 million housing units.
"Roughly five out of six households will receive a short form. About one
out of six households will be asked to fill out a longer form," according to
officials.
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J. E. Deen V.F.W. Post Loans Use
Of Flail For Youth Center Dance
BEAUTIFUL BIRD HOUSES
A couple of local fellows arc making
b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-1 bird houses. Well try
to have something more on them later
but they got swamped after starting with
the houses and need a little time to dig
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Incidentally, some of their work is on
display at Tulia Floral.
WHY STEAL A FLAG?
Bill Lavender and a bunch more
folks, including this editor, have been
and still are upset and puzzled about the
theft of Old Glory from the cemetery.
Bill doubted that anyone who would
steal a flag would display it properly.
The two most unlikely things to steal,
from this viewpoint, would be a Bible
and a flag.
Why would anyone want to take ei-
ther? Is nothing sacred?
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WEATHER INDICATOR
Mcsquites supposedly arc about the
best weather indicator that winter isover
and spring has arrived, we've always
heard.
Following is an article from the
March 20, 1989, issue of The Abilene
Reporter - News which Mrs. Bill (Ter-
esa) Shivcs shared with us:
MESQUITES AINTOUT
It's the 20th of March. And the State
of Texas calendar hanging on the wall of
our newsroom informs us this is the first
day of spring.
You can't trust State of Texas calen-
dars.
As any sensible West Texan knows
there's a much more reliable forecaster;
mcsquites.
And the old mcsquites ain't out.
This expression was made famous by
the late Frank Grimes, editor of the
Reporter-News for nearly 35 years and a
confirmed watcher of the mcsquites,
those gnarled old West Texas natives,
for at least that long.
He knew there was no better sign.
Only the mcsquites can tell you for
certain when spring is here to stay, when
it’s safe to put innocent seedlings out to
fend for themselves, when it's wise to
count on spending a day soaking up the
sun outdoors.
Grimes' famous poem, "The Old
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Races Develop For School Trustees;
Two File For City Council Posts
Four candidates had filed at press Tulia school board, and two individuals
time for two full, three-year terms on the had signed for the uncxpircd two-year
Building Permits Soar
1990 Far Ahead Of Last Year
Sw isher County Centennial year of 1990 is producing memorable events and
more are on the way!
One thing the "special year" is destined to bnng forth is one of the highest
building permit years in Tulia annals. Issuance of the building permit for the prison
alone insured that the *90 level would be the highest in several years and Tulia Wheat
Growers is planning a major undertaking. Other possibilities also exist, such as a
motel on 1-27.
The prison and Tulia Wheat Growers building permits will total approximately
$8.5 million.
Buoyed by the Highland Elementary School addition and the jail renovation
project, building permits issued during 1989 by City of Tulia approached the $1
million plateau. The 17 permits totaled $969,658.
Kenneth McCaslin, the city’s director of public works, said the '89 building
permits far eclipsed the $222,757 for the previous year.
Permit information placed the school addition at $477,630 and the jail project at
$300,000.
There was a single new residence constructed during the year.
Obviously, the bulk of the '89 building permit totals came from the school, jail
and residence. There were also six residential additions which totaled $55,500 and
eight carports, accessory buildings and incidentals which totaled $14,528.
Although the '89 totals drastically exceeded those in 1988, there were actually
three fewer permits issued. Two new residences, eight additions and 11 carports/
accessory buildings were started in '88.
City permits last year were greater than three of the previous five years. The
highest amount during this period was is 1987, when the $1.2 million Rip Griffin
Fastop-Grandy’s construction pushed that year's total to $1,334,250.
A school project in the amount of $841,629 pushed the '86 permits to $ 1,027,629.
Permits issued in '85 totaled $523,469 and they were $544,550 in '84.
After a "slow" year in '88 and a "fair" year in '89, McCaslin expects that 1990 will
be a "good" year for building permits due to detention center construction and other
possibilities.
term.
Albert Irlbeck, Karen Jones, Donald
R. Adams and Scott Burrow (in order of
signing) are vying for the pair of full
terms. Candidates for the unexpired
term are Sue Westfall and Jim Mc-
Caslin.
Terms of Dennis Love and Irlbeck
expire this year. The remaining two
years on Kerry (Button) Teafatiller’s
term will be filled. He resigned due to a
move from the districL
Love had not filed as of 5 p.m. Tues-
day.
Sam Sadler, Place Four, and Don
Stringer, Place Two, were City Council
candidates as of Tuesday night.
Terms of Dave Edwards, mayor, Sam
Murff, Place Two; and Sadler, Place
Four, will be completed this year.
The deadline for filing was 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21.
City and school elections have been
called for Saturday, May 5. Absentee
balloting will begin April 16 and con-
tinue through May 1.
CANDIDATES AT HAPPY
Rowdy Bryan and Reed McDonald
had filed early this week to have their
names placed on the ballot for mayor of
Happy. The present mayor, Mary Sue
Bakes, is not seeking another term.
Three persons—Michael Schocncn-
berger, Frank Briscoe and Kip Hutto—
are seeking two positions on the Happy
City Council.
Candidates early this week for two
places on the Happy school board were
Mail Moudy and Jill White.
The J.E. Deen VFW Post #1798 has
volunteered use of their facility for the
first event sponsored by the newly
formed Tulia Youth Center. Since the
organization is still working with the
city to find a place to call "home", the
local VFW post has offered the use of
their building to have dances for Tuba’s
junior high and high school students.
The first dance for junior high stu-
dents will be Saturday, March 31, from
7:00 until 9:00 p.m. On that same eve-
ning, high school students will have a
dance from 9:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.
Music w ill be provided by a disc jockey
from Z-93 in Amarillo and admission
will be FREE. All students arc urged to
locate posters in their schools advertis-
ing the dance and for more information.
The youth center advisory committee
is firmly committed to providing activi-
ties for the young people in the commu-
nity. This is just one of many kinds of
events they hope to have on a regular
basis. They also hope to soon have a
building suitable for all youth center
activities in one locauon.
If you have any questions or would
like to find out what you could do to help
get the Tulia Youth Center off the
ground, please contact Don Sanders,
Shirley Dallugc, Rudy Moreno, Larry
Hawthorne, General Echols, Clifton
George, Cody Culwell, Jill Hosch,
Regina Emmitt or James Fisher.
9EST RECORD—By going 11-2, the ninth grade Hornets posted the
best record among Tulia school basketball squads. Coach Dan
Shaver's squad won the district championship with a 9-1 mark. Squad
members include: standing left to right, Michael Edwards, Ryan
Prater, Dwain Hawthorne, Gary Browning, Ryan McCaslin, Rusty
Crosby, Kevin Pepper, Cory Sanders and manager Dusty Newton;
kneeling from left, Jacob Saldana. Scott Irlbeck, John Todd, Ulises
Herrera, Brian Merritt, Tony Kelly and Tim Towery, —Staff photo
History of Swisher
Churches Requested
Histories of ALL Swisher
County churches arc needed by The
Tulia Herald for inclusion in the
county's centennial issue.
Since this section needs to go to
the printers late in March, copy and
photos on various churches arc
needed right away. This data from a
number of congregations through-
out the county has been received,
but this newspaper is anxious that
all churches be recognized in this
special centennial issue.
Have your made a contribution to
Swisher Memorial Roof Fund?
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'My Sister Is Living Proof
Barbara McClanahan Of Kress Underscores Value Of Organ Donor
Kathy Azlin is "living proof' of
the value of an organ donor.
"She is so full of life and just goes
and goes," says Barbara McCla-
nahan of Kress about her sister.
"She's a survivor."
Mrs. Azlin was a young mother
who had experienced some kidney
problems but when she became preg-
nant with her second daughter "her
kidneys shut down," according to
Mrs. McClanahan.
The fetus was consuming "toxic
waste" from her mother’s body and
had to be delivered six months into
the pregnancy. Jessica Azlin was
bom in November 1987, weighing
two pounds, and remained in inten-
sive care for two months.
Her mother "was put into total
kidney failure." She was "cntically
ill for two years and was on home
dialysis from November until June"
of 1988.
Doctors realized that a kidney
transplant was the only answer if
Mrs. Azlin was to return to health.
Four sisters, and a brother and
their mother stepped forward as po-
tential donors.
'PERFECT MATCH'
"We were all tested out" w ith tis-
sue being examined from each of the
siblings. "I was a perfect match, the
Kress woman explains. "My tissue
and her tissue looked like we were
the same person, the doctors told us."
The other four sisters and the
brother "were half matches. They
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