The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1994 Page: 1 of 14
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OLNEY’S ONLY NEWS AND ADVERTISING MEDIA
VOLUME EIGHTY-FIVE SECD 408020
THE OLNEY (TEXAS) ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, APRIL 7,1994
The Great Texas Trash-Off
April 9,1994
LOADED-The front end loader being used to tear down a house at G and Hamilton loads a bucket full of the debris in HOUSE GOES DOWN-A dilapidated house at Avenue G and Hamilton was demolished Tuesday and the debris taken
a dump truck which will take it to the landfill for burial, before the landfill is closed Friday evening. to the landfill as the city is trying to clean up as much as possible before the landfill is closed Friday evening.
City Landfill Will Close Friday;
Convenience Rules Revealed
Olney and area residents will be enter-
ing into a new era when the city landfill
will close at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Work is
being done on a convenience station, a
place for yard debris and a place for
major household appliances but it is not
expected to be ready until Monday.
There will be no place open at the
landfill site Saturday or Sunday.
City administrator JackNorthrup said,
the city hopes to have the convenience'
station open Monday and that the coun-
Olney Cubs baseball team opened
district play Tuesday with a 18-5 victory
at Quanah and will host Seymour Friday
for their first district home game at 5
p.m. The Booster Club will have a
hamburger supper Friday at the ball
park.
Coach Royce Reynolds said the Cubs
were very sharp at the plate Tuesday as
they scored one in the first, one in the
second, two in the third, five in the
fourth, two in the fifth and seven in the
sixth and held Quanah scoreless through
the first three innings. Jeremy Meredith
took the win on the mound and is now 2-
0 on the season.
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PENN POINT
Professional baseball is underway
and the Texas Rangers will get to play
for real in their new home soon. Simply
named, The Ballpark in Arlington, the
team got to play a couple of exhibition
games just before the season started and
played to a full house, something that
only happened when Nolan Ryan would
be on the mound. Ryan has now retired,
but was called upon to throw the first
pitch in the new stadium. The Ballpark
looks like it has been around for a lot of
years and that’s the look it is supposed to
have.
Olney Cubs have just started their
district play and won their first contest
Tuesday in Quanah in convincing fash-
ion 18-5. The victory marked their
fourth straight win as they defeated
Windthorst last Friday. This Friday,
they will host Seymour, which also won
Tuesday, starting at 5 p.m. The Booster
Club will have hamburgers for sale with
the proceeds going into their fund to
help the athletic programs at the school.
Come out Friday and support the Cubs
as they try to advance again in the state
(Continued On Back Page)
cil will be setting the hours of operation
and the charges or tipping fee for dispos-
ing of items at the convenience station.
There will be an attendant at the location
to make sure only the proper items are
deposited in the container. Mixed loads
will be refused.
The city is also operating an oil collec-
tion center, located just east of the city
on the Newrastb highway. Tb|; •
city can also take oil filters at the same
location at ten cents per filter. Effective
Leading hitters for the Cubs were
Andy Castro 3 for 4 with two doubles,
three RBIs and two runs scored; Bill
Story 3 for 4 with two RBIs and 4 runs
scored; Scott Anderson 2 for 3 with 3
RBIs and two runs scored; Randy Whit-
mire 2 for 4 with one RBI and three runs
scored; and Meredith, 2 for 4 with 4
RBIs and two runs scored.
The Cubs defeated Windthorst 6-1
Friday as Bill Story took the win on the
mound and is 4-2 on the season. Story
also helped his cause as he was 2 for 4
hitting and had three RBIs. Whitmire
was 2 for 4 with one RBI and two runs
scored and Anderson was 2 for 4 and
scored one run.
Reynolds said he hoped the local fans
would turn out for Friday’s game.
Olney Men’s Golf Association is
sponsoring their Three-Person Low
Ball Scramble golf tournament Satur-
day and Sunday and some 35 to 40 teams
are expected to enter according to Todd
Betts, tournament director.
The unique format for the tournament
has the teams playing scramble (every-
one on the team hits from the best posi-
tion on each shot) the first day for quali-
fying and low ball (every team member
plays his own shot) for the Sunday fi-
nals.
Tee times are 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday will
see the upper flights tee off at 8 while the
championship and president’s flights
will tee off in the afternoon. There will
be an evening meal Saturday for con-
testants, but guests can make reserva-
tions by noon Saturday.
Betts said the tournament will be
limited to 44 teams and that Monday
morning there were 21 teams entered.
He continued that the defending
champions Robbie Loving, Scott Hen-
derson and Greg Lofland of Wichita
Falls are expected back to defend their
title. Also in the field will be the team
that finished in second place last year,
Betts, Philip York and Lonnie Rue of
Olney.
April 1, it is illegal to place used oil or oil
filters in the trash dumpsters or other-
wise dispose of them except in a collec-
tion center.
Northrup continued that the conven-
ience station is established for the con-
continued On Back Page)
Little League Set
Tryout Week
Little League coaches meeting and
baseball tryouts were announced this
week by Steve Slater, LL president.
The coaches meeting will be tonight
(Thursday) at 7 p.m. in Cumberland
Presbyterian Church fellowship hall
and Slater said all coaches should at-
tend.
The players tryout schedule is as fol-
lows at Little League Park:
Monday, Apr. 11 at 5 p.m. for all boys
ages 10 through 12 who are not pres-
ently on a major league team.
Tuesday, Apr. 12 at 5 p.m. for all girls
ages 9 through 12 for softball at the girls
park.
Thursday, Apr. 14 at 5 p.m. for all
boys ages 8 through 11 and not on a
major league team.
Friday, Apr. 15 at 5 p.m. for all T-Ball
boys ages 6 and 7 and girls ages 6,7 and
8.
Slater said all coaches and players
should report for the tryouts. Players
who have not registered may do so at the
tryouts.
To enter the tournament call the ORA
clubhouse at 564-2424 or Betts at 564-
2034.
The tournament is open to the public
and spectators are invited to follow their
favorite teams both days.
Race Develops For
Hospital Board
A race has developed for the four
Olney places on the Olney Hamilton
Hospital board of directors as five can-
didates filed by the March 31 deadline.
Filing for the places were Brad Dun-
can, Norman Smith, Bob Craig, Carla
Perry and Dr. Mark Mankins, who is
seeking re-election to the board. Larry
Richardson is also seeking re-election to
the single Newcastle place that is up for
election this year.
Candidates for the Olney school
board include Ron Capps for Place 1 and
Rick Clarida for Place 2.
Candidates for the city officer elec-
tion include Marc Wipperman for
mayor and Phil Jeske II, seeking re-
election, and Jim Myers for city council.
All the elections will be held Satur-
day, May 7 at the Senior Cub Center on
South Avenue B.
Baseball Team Wins
District Opener 18-5
Three-Person Golf
Tournament Scheduled
Run-Off Voting
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Early Voting Ends
Friday Afternoon
Early voting in both the democratic
and republican party run-off elections
continues today and Friday and will end
at 5 p.m. Friday for the Tuesday, Apr. 12
balloting.
Early voting can be done in Olney
City Hall or in the basement of the
courthouse in Graham from 8:30 a.m. to
noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Because
it is a run-off election, persons who
voted in the March primaries can only
vote in the same party run-off or persons
who did not vote in the March elections,
can vote in either run-off.
Locally, there is only one contested
race and that for Justice of the Peace
Precinct 3. Stan Mahler and John
Meredith, who were the high vote get-
ters in the primary election, will face off
again for the democratic nomination.
Both candidates are businessmen and
active in civic affairs. They both have
families and are active in their churches,
rhe campaign has been run on positive
hings each has done and both appear
i jualified for the post, which has been
] leld by Sam Furr, Jr. for more than 35
irears.
The other county Democratic party
ace is for County commissioner Pre-
inct 4 and had incumbent Stub Green
facing challenger John L. Hawkins.
Because of the shortness of the bal-
lots, voting precincts have been com-
Dined for the run-off elections. All vot-
ing places will be open from 7 a.m. until
7 p.m. Tuesday.
Voters in the Democratic election for
North and South Olney, Precincts 11
and 23, will vote at Olney City Hall.
Voters in the two Newcastle boxes,
Precincts 7 and 10 will ballot at the First
Baptist Church in Newcastle.
Jean and Loving, Precincts 16 and 20
will vote at the Jean Baptist Church in
Jean.
Graham Precincts 5,6 and 8 will vote
at Oak Street Baptist Church, Precincts
9 and 22 at First United Methodist
Family Center and Precinct 24 at Bethel
Baptist Church.
Voters in the Republican election
have two places. Precincts 7,10,11,16,
20 and 23 will vote in the back of Olney
City Hall, by using the side entrance on
the west side of the building. Precincts 5,
6,7,8,9,22 and 24 will vote in Graham
Memorial Auditorium.
Statewide on the Democratic run-off
there are three races including:
U.S. Senator - Jim Mattox and Rich-
ard Fisher
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 1 -
Rene Haas and Raul Gonzalez
(Continued On Back Page)
SIGNS PROCLAMATION-Olney mayor Jeff McClatchy signs the proc-
lamation naming Monday, April 11 as Circus Day in Olney. The Allen Bros.
Circus will perform at 5:30 and 7:30 at the Rodeo Grounds sponsored by the
Rotary Club.
Allen Bros. Circus Sets
Monday Performances
An old-fashioned big top circus is
coming to Olney Monday, Apr. 11.
Lions, tigers, Spanky the elephant,
acrobats, jugglers, clowns, magicians,
cotton candy, petting zoo and much
more will be under the big top at Olney
Rodeo Grounds for one night only!
This event is being sponsored by
Olney Rotary Club with two perform-
ances at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
You can purchase advance tickets
from any member of Olney Rotary Club
or at various ticket outlets. Advance
tickets are less expensive than those
bought at the Circus Monday.
Clowns from the Circus are scheduled
to visit with elementary school children
later this week.
The Circus is an American Art Form,
as important as the theater, opera, or
country music. In 1792, John Bill Rick-
etts, America’s first Circus showman,
opened his one-ring equestrian show in
Philadelphia. The tent answered the*
Circus search for freedom of movement
By 1830 no town was too small or to
remote, for the Circus to visit. The
horse-drawn Circus moved at about 15
miles per night. The performers brought
entertainment to a rapidly expanding
America. By 1870, railroads were mov-
ing many Circuses through America.
The Circus became “a city that moved
by night” Each show tried to out-do the
others in dazzling and thrilling perform-
ances. Eventually the Circus had to turn
back to the highways. They travelled by
private trucks to assure quicker, more
dependable transportation so they could
maintain their schedule of daily moves.
ALLEN BROS. CIRCUS upholds the
traditions of the Circus of America. The
troupe presents over 500 shows per year
from March through November. Each
show is packed full of fun and excite-
ment for children of all ages. Plan to
spend a magical night with your firends
and family at the Circus!
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