The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1986 Page: 1 of 12
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Cottle Voters Turn Court
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By Ora Lee Frazier.
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Be a Part of
Lions Set
May 11-17 Special
NOTICES
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Tell Mom
You Love Her
King County
Plans Tex-Size
Mother’s Day
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SUNDAY,
MAY 11th
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In all, Paducah High School
will carry eight individuals to
Austin to represent Paducah.
All these athletes with to ex-
press their appreciation to all
the local fans who have traveled
the many miles in their support.
A breakdown of county res-
ults by precinct boxes is as
MONDAY, May 12 - Chamber
of Commerce Board of Direc-
tors, 7 p.m. Channel 5 office.
Excitement will continue to
mount as participants look for-
ward to the arrival of the Texas
SQC wagon train which is sche-
duled to arrive in Guthrie ar-
ound noon. Another noon hap-
pening will be a “Texas Barbe-
que’’ which citizens will enjoy.
Other scheduled events in-
clude a bazaar at the Commun-
ity Center, a sale booth which
will have SQC items such as tee
shirts, caps, placemats, key
chains and pins for sale.
Musicians will also perform
throughout the day, and re-
freshments will be available
during the afternoon.
A “Texas” themed parade
starting at the Community Cen-
ter will begin shortly after
lunch. A grand prize will be
given in the float category only.
Other entries from surrounding
communities are welcome, ac-
cording to Linda Green, Sesqui-
centennial chairperson for King
County. To enter the parade or
participate in the bazaar or sale
booth, call Linda at 596-4451.
Make plans now to be part oi
a car caravan to the Pitchfork
Ranch Friday, May 30, or to
Guthrie on May 31. Details will
be announced later.
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It was the will of Cottle
County voters Saturday in the
Democratic Party primary elec-
tion that a “new” county judge
and two new county commis-
sioners be sworn in in January.
A total of 1,121 of the 1,836
In the race for commissioner
of precinct 2, Royce McLaury
won a narrow victory with 38
votes, outgaining Roy Bob
Keith’s 36.
Owen Brazee retained his
position as Precinct 4 commis-
sioner with 66 votes over chal-
lenger Hauley E. Graves’ 44.
In other state races, results
were as follows: Governor: Bob-
by Locke, 27; Mark White, 36;
(continued on page 12)
A film of particular interest to
cotton producers will air on
Channel 5 May 13. The 20-min-
ute film was produced by Cot-
ton, Inc.
(3)89; (4) 139; (6) 10. Tobias,
510, Absentee, 150; (1)90; (2)
92; (3) 46; (4) 99; (6) 33.
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WEDNESDAY, May 7 - Ses-
quicentennial Committee, Com-
missioners Court 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, May 11
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SERVING COTTLE AND KING COUNTIES FOR MORE THAN EIGHTY YEARS
PADUCAH, COTTLE COUNTY, TEXAS 79248
FREE CLINIC..
Anyone needing to be immun-
ized for polio, mumps, measles,
German measles, diptheria, tet-
anus, and whooping cough, may
come to the free immunization
clinic to be held from 10 til 12
May 14, 1986 at the south end
of the Foard County courthouse
basement.
Public Health Region 4 nurs-
ing staff will conduct this clinic
and all services are free of
charge.
t serv-
ices are offered by various
nursing homes, choosing the
home that best meets the needs
and taking an active part in
nursing home life. It can be a
new beginning!
Please plan to participate in
the “Open House” and see for
yourself what nursing home life
is like.
232 in Precinct 2; 136 in
Precinct 3; 245 in Precinct 4; 43
in Precinct 1, Election Box 6 at
Cee Vee, and 278 in the
Absentee box. There are 407
eleigible voters in Precinct 2,
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Texas History
Be a part of Texas history!
Plan now to participate in the
Chamber of Commerce-spon-
sored “Pony Express” to Guth-
rie on Saturday, May 31, to
meet the Wagon Train which is
scheduled to arrive around
noon.
A buckskin-wrapped procla-
mation from Paducah citizens,
will be carried by the riders and
presented to the wagonmaster,
who will schedule it for arrival in
Austin.
If you would like to take part
in this once-in-a lifetime event,
CONTACT Don Sharp at 492-
3953 or Ken Glidewell at 492-
3656.
Nursing Home Week
May 11-17 is Special Nursing together, finding out what
Home Week in Texas. In obser-
vance, Woods Convalescent
Center will have “Open House”
Wednesday, May 14, from 2-4
p.m.
Gwen Stofel, administrator,
and other staff members would
like to invite you to “take your
coffee break and have refresh-
ments with us at the Home.”
For some of you who may be
considering Nursing Home Care
for yourself or a loved one,
Stofel would to express what a
nursing home is.
First of all, a nursing “home”
is A HOME which offers care
and support through a pleasant
environment, companionship, SUNDAY, May 11 - Band
social activities, religious servi- Conceit, 2 p.m. PHS Auditorium
ces, and volunteer programs.
Physical care services such as
medical care, nursing care, phy-
sical therapy, nutritional and
personal care are available to
residents.
Nursing homes are an impor-
tant part of our communities.
They provide not only pleasant,
safe accomodations for elderly
citizens, but also, necessary
care for those with needs which
do not require hospital care.
Planning ahead can make a
move to a nursing home easier
for everyone involved. Nursing
homes have available lists of
resident rights and responsibili-
ties.
Be prepared for a move to a
nursing home by discussing the
move openly, and making plans
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VB Tourney
Paducah Lions Club is spon-
soring an area Volleyball Tour-
nament for mens’, womens’,
and co-ed teams at the Paducah
High School gym Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, May 8, 9
and 10.
Play will get underway at
6:30 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday. Saturday tournaments
a.m.
A nominal spectator admis-
sion fee will be charged and
concessions will be available.
King County has prepared a
“Texas-Sized” Sesquicenten-
nial Celebration for May 31,
1986, with events scheduled to
begin at 9 a.m.
Selection of a King County
Sesquicentennial Queen will
lead off the festivities and take
place in front of the courthouse.
Contestants have until May 9 to
enter the competition.
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seasonal best 1:48.14.
itilda will also make the trip
Austin in the triple jump,
|ere she placed second with a
P of 36’4Vi”. Sophomore
da Weddle sprinted her way
Austin with a career best
66 in the 400 meters. Finally
trior Suzy Walls waited until will begin at 9:00
r last put to gain a berth to
stin with a career bst of
p” shot put.
Paducah Post
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Heatly to Leave D A Post
Heatly, 42, said he has sub-
mitted a letter of resignation
effective May 31, to Gov. Mark
White, who will appoint some-
one to fill the 18 months that
will then remain in the current
term.
“I appreciate all of the busi-
ness and support I’ve had in
Paducah and the district and will
continue to be back on a regular
basis, but I’ve had an opportun-
ity offered me that I can’t
refuse at this time,” Heatly
said.
The son of the former state
Representative W. S. “Bill”
Heatly, Heatly was born in
Wichita Falls. In 1947, at the
age of 3, he moved with his
parents to Paducah, where,
since 1969, he shared a law
practice and abstract office as
well as farming and ranching
(continued on page 12)
Banquet Set
May 19 at 7
The Awards Banquet for Pad-
ucah High School will be held on
May 19 at 7 p.m. in the new
gym. This banquet is to honor
our high school students who
have participated in athletic and
literary events. Speaker for the
banquet will be Tony Mauldin,
coach of the Morton Indians
basketball team. His teams
have gone to the state tourna-
ment for the past five years.
Morton won the State Champ-
ionship this year after barely
defeating our Dragons.
All parents and boosters
urged to attend. Our young
people have compiled an out-
standing record this year. Let’s
show them our appreciation by
attending the Awards Banquet.
Tickets may be purchased for
$6.00 from Barbara Seal at the
High School Principal’s office,
Patsy Holley, Jimmy Griffith,
and Kenneth Ferguson.
Deadline for purchasing tick-
ets if Friday, May 16.
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fcde up of Louise Hemphil,
lior; Leah Burns, sophomore,
r Bratton, freshman, and Ma-
|a Alexander, senior, led the
gonettesto a 4th place team
h by winning second place
rack Stars Austin-bound
—By Mike Powell, Coach
efending State Champion
ior Alafa led the Dragons to
th place team title this past
kend at the Regional Track
»t held in Big Spring.
unior started things off With
ew regional record Friday
it in the 3200 m. run. His
» of 9:47.56 is also the
esttime in the state in Class
As if one regional record
not enough, the gutsy
lomore came back Saturdav
rnoon to set another re-
nal record in the 1600 m. run
|swift 4:32.91.
n the 400 m. dash, junior
ly Hutchinson dove his way
_ ____J state berth with a second
finish. In the final 10
ters Billy and two other
I’ional runners were neck-
-neck, going into the finish
II Billy’ being totally exhaus-
J*j [, feeling his trip to Austin
j slipping away, dove head-
t across the finish to retain
ond place in :51.39. Curtis
ighn followed closely in 6th
:e with a :52.20.
fith Junior’s 20 points, Bil-
8, and Curtis’s one point,
| Dragons claimed 4th place
she regional meet.
fn the Girls Division, the
NOTICE
U.S. Commodity Surplus will
be distributed to eligible Cottle
County citizens Thursday, May
8, at Alamo School from 9 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, May 14 -Open to 4 p.m. PleaSe bring your own
House, Woods Convalescent containers.
Center, 2-4 p.m.
SUNDAY, May 18- Euterpean
Sesquicentennial Music Pro-
gram, 2 p.m. PHS
MONDAY, May 19 - Chamber
of Commerce Luncheon, Willa’s
- noon.
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Portis is qualified to hold the office, as he has served as
istant District Attorney in Wichita County and has been
dicing law since 1979. He states that he “will devote whatever
is necessary to fulfill the duties of the office of District
Lney.”
|e is married to Alice Baumgardner Morris. The couple have
F children.
^|Veryone is urged to support Morris by contacting Gov. Mark
W^e’s office at 512/463-1828 in Austin, or by writing Mary Ryan,
ftointments. Office of the Governor, Capitol Station, Box 12428,
frin. Texas 7871 1.
lingham, 735; Absentee, 176;
(1)125; (2) 154; (3)85; (4) 168;
(6) 27.
Precinct Chairmen: Adelia
Lee, 176.for Prec. 1. Kenneth
Trent, 158, Precinct 2; B. L.
Smith, Jr., 130, precinct 3;
Charles Walker, 249, precinct
4; Bob Jones, 63, Box 6, Cee
Vee.
(continued on page 12)
—By Ora Lee Frazier
W.H. “Bill” Heatly of Padu-
cah, who has served Cottle,
Baylor, King and Knox counties
for 15 years as 50th District
Attorney, will join an Abilene
law firm outside of the district
o June 1.
King Turnout Large
The balloting for U.S. Repre-
sentative, District 13, in King
County’s Saturday Democratic
Primary, showed that Doug Seal
outgained Don Stribling by a
121 to 57 margin.
The race for State Represen-
tative, District 78, saw Steven
A. Carriker leading with 156
votes, followed by Danny J.
Hunter with 63.
Incumbent Hermon “Babe“
Oliver dominated the voting for
King County Judge with 179
votes, opposed by Raymond
King with 95.
Earning 233 votes as county
and district clerk, Evelyn Sursa,
incumbent, far outdistanced op-
ponent Sherry Brady’s 44 votes.
The county treasurer’s race
was closer, with incumbent Kay
Criswell tallying 146 and Mary
Lois Keith 127.
Final tallies for justice of the
peace found Larry Fitzgerald
with 159 votes and Kay True-
lock with 117.
Jewel Gibbs walked off with
853 votes to 207 for Doris
Eiland to retain the Justice of
the Peace position for another
four years.
Unopposed in her bid for re-
election as county and district
eligible voters marked ballots in clerk, Geneva Bragg had the
the 61 percent turnout. The top county vote of 874.
electorate was also introduced In Precinct 1, out of 544
to the county’s newly installed registered voters, 187 voted;
wheel-chair lifts mandated by 232 in Precinct 2;
the state.
By an 86-vote margin, former
county judge Roger Holley was
named the party nominee for
the office. His vote count was
5961o Judge Vana Tobias’ 510. 406 in 3, and 479 in 4.
A.R.(Adrian) Defoor was win-
ner of the three-man race for
Precinct 2 commissioner with follows, in order on ballot:
195 votes to newcomer Jerry County Judge: Holley, 596,
Havins’63 and incumbent John absentee, 127; (1) 96; (2) 135;
Shaver’s 61 votes.
In commissioner for Precinct
4, novice Ben Blount, with 130
votes, will face in a runoff June
7 former commissioner Welton
Fields who garnered 110. Terry
Brooks, incumbent, trailed with
83 votes.
Another runoff will be that
between challenger Mozelle
Gibbs and incumbent Atha Pra-
ter for the county treasurer’s
office. The vote was Mrs. Pra-
ter, 547; Mrs. Gibbs, 428, and
Jimmye C. Taylor, 137 votes.
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JE TRACK QUALIFIERS -These seven PHS track stars will
pete in the State Track Meet at Austin May 16-17. Top row,
i left, Matilda Alexander, Billy Hutchinson, Junior Alafa;
ted) Leah Burns, Suzy Walls, Jill Bratton. Not pictured Karla
KWRMN ddle, and Louise Hemphill.
Justice of the Peace: Eiland,
207, Absentee, 45; (1) 33; (2) 39
(3) 25; (4) 53; (6) 12. Jewel
Gibbs, 853; Absentee, 220;
(1)143; (2)179;(3) 101; (4)183;
(6) 27.
Treasurer: Mozelle Gibbs,
428; Absentee, 112; (1)84; (2)
72; (3) 60 (4) 80; (6)20. Taylor,
137; Absentee, 27; (1) 20; (2)
36; (3)24;(4) 25; (6) 5. Prater,
547; Absentee, 138; (1) 83; (2)
120; (3)52; (4) 136; (6) 18.
County and District Clerk:
Bragg, 874; Absentee 237; (1)
145; (2) 182; (3) 100; (4) 179;
(6)31.
Commissioner, Precinct 2:
Shavor, 61, Absentee, 16;
Havins, 63; Absentee, 22; De-
foor, 195; Absentee, 52.
Commissioner, Precinct -
Fields, 110; Absentee, 39;
Blount, 130, Absentee, 24.
Brooks, 83; Absentee, 17.
County Chairman: Afton Wil-
ublisher’s Corner------7T7ZT"
—By Frank Adams
*Vith the resignation of W. H. Heatly as District Attorney of the
th Judicial District, Governor Mark White will make an
pointment for that office before May 31, 1986.
tarnes Morris, a local attorney, is the logical choice for the
^ointment. Morris was a candidate for the office in the May,
Democratic Primary election, in which he was defeated by
fitly by a 112 vote margin, out of 4700 votes cast.
^orris, a native of Afton, graduated from Patton Springs High
Bool and Texas A & M University. He did post-graduate work at
*as Tech University and has a Law Degree from South Texas
Pege of Law in Houston.
p°rris is qualified to hold the office,
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Adams, Patty. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1986, newspaper, May 8, 1986; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255411/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.