The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1998 Page: 1 of 22
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GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE: Sandy Underwood of
Comanche Junior FFA took grand champion honors among the 75
market swine with her champion Duroc entry. Sandy is the daughter of
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A devastating fire destroyed the
Gustine High School Thursday,
January 8, after a hard-fought
firefighting battle was lost by
firemen from ten area towns and
communities. After ninety
minutes into the fire, the ceilings
began to fall in, and it became
apparent to firemen that saving
the structure was hopeless.
Firefighters then turned their
attention to keeping the fire from
spreading to nearby school
Perkins TSported between 70,C00
to 100,000 gallons of water were
brought in by tankers. The City of
Gustine has no fire hydrants.
Fire departments from Gustine.
Energy, Pottsville, Hamilton,
Comanche, Dublin, De Leon,
Carlton, Sipe Springs and Shive
assllted.
The school was insured for $2
million. “We’re going to rebuild,”
Superintendent Carole Tarwater
said.
The fire brofte out about 8:00
P.M. and was reported by
Tarwater, who lives nearby. In
less than two hours the historical
1929 red brick school was gutted
by the extreme hot fire. Perkins
reported that the fire probably
started in the home economics
classroom. Comanche County
Fire Marshal Wayne Chupp said
he sent a sample from the fire
scene for expert analysis. Results
are expected this week.
Gustine volunteer fireman
Brian Aheam was overcome with
smoke when his oxygen apparatus
malfunctioned. He had entered
the building trying to find the
origin of the fire. As he
approached the home economics
room where they believed it had
started, he could see fire had
already gone through the triple
ceiling. Realizing the building
was lost, he turned to exit, when
an alarm from his breathing
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Jail Expansion Approved
By Commissioners’ Court
income goes into the general
fund.
Commissioner Clyde Brinson
(Pet. 4) made a motion to publish
a notice stating that the county
will issue certificates of
obligation to pay for the jail
expansion. Commissioner Garry
Steele (Pet. 1) seconded the
motion.
The legal notice must be
published two times in a
newspaper of general circulation
in the county, then commissioners
will vote on February 9, 1998 to
(Continued on page 12A)
With the tie-breaking vote of
Comanche County Judge John
Weaver, the Commissioners’
Court aproved plans to expand
the Comanche County jail
Monday, January 12. Cost of the
project is $1.82 million.
Weaver stated, “Expanding the
jail is a wise financial move. The
County currently takes in about
$250,000 per year housing
prisoners from other counties and
states.”
At the present time, the County
holds 25 prisoners for the State of
Wisconsin, in addition to county
inmates.
Joey Boswell, Comanche
County Auditor, said that he
estimated that it would take a 20
to 25 percent increase in taxes to
raise that much more income if
the County did not hold prisoners
for other counties and states. The
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB: Billy Spruill of the
Comanche FFA won grand champion honors among the 25 lamb
entries with his lightweight class winning medium wool lamb. Billy is
the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Steward Spruill.
DATE HIGH LOW
Jan 7 53 34
Jan 8 37 33
Jan 9 37 30
Jan 10 * 67 30
Jan 11 40 35
Jan 12 54 39
Jan 13 71 33
Rainfall: 7th, .69; 8th, .13; 11th
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Lake level: 1160.93
486 Animals In
Livestock Show
The 63rd Annual Comanche followed b\ the nidging of the
County Junior Livestock Show breeding swine bieedmg sheep
will get underway on Saturday and beef heifeis d.mv heifers danv
will continue thiough Tuesday goats, and Anvoia goats Roy
Two hundred seven youngsters Richie, AginSciene Instiuctor at
will be exhibiting four hundred Crons Plains, will judge the
eighty-six animals breeding swine breeding sheep.
Competition will be great and beef heifers Judging the dairy | -n
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heifers, 18 beef heifers, 57 market On Sunday, the arrival and
goat, and 10 daily goat. weigh-in of the market animals
Youngsters from the Comanche will be from 2 00 - 5 00 p m
FFA, Town & Country 4-H, Monday’s show will kick off at Instructor at Wolfforth
DeLeon FFA, Gustine 4-H, 8:00 am. with the judging of
Gustine FFA Newburg 4-H, and market swine, followed by the Tuesday, the show will
Sidney FFA are competing in the judging of the market lambs and conclude with the judging of the
four day event. meat goats. Judging the market market steers Showtime will be at
On Saturday, January 17 from swine will be Scotty Windham, 9:00 am. Judging this category
7:00 - 9 00 am, wall be the arrival Agri/Science Instructor at will be Currey Allen, Agri/Science
time and the classifying of all Abernathy, and the judge of the Instructor at Jim Ned
breeding animals. Tie Opening market lambs and meat goats will The 40th annual auction sales
Ceremony will ba at 9:30 am. be Scott Dots, Agri/Science will be one of the highlights of the
show Comanche County
Livestock Association president,
Tim Beaty, says, “Everyone is
invited to attend” Market animals
will be auctioned off Tuesday
night at McDougal Auction Bam
beginning at 7.00 pm
A complete list of exhibitors and
their livestock entries are found
elsewhere in this paper
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Wilkerson, James C., III. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1998, newspaper, January 15, 1998; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1108077/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.