Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 129, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 1980 Page: 7 of 10
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give him 40 and in some cases
50 percent of the vote When
placed aside the unannounced .
Ford, however, Reagan loses
by two. three, even four per-
centage points.
Clearly, there is still a good
deal of sentiment here for the
38th president of the United
States Observers say the poll-
ing support may be mislead-
ing. in that it may reflect lit-
tle more than name
recognition But there is no
denying Ford could theoreti-
cally be the man to beat in
New Hampshire
Accordingly, almost inevi-
tably. a handful of the former
executives fans have orga-
-nized here to coax him into,
the advancing presidential
campaign The New Hamp-
shire Committee to Draft
Ford has registered with the
Federal flections Commis-
sion, and is “working hard."
as well as “confident of
victory." etc.
Officially, the committee is
the third of its kind in the
country Draft 'Ford groups
have also formed in Ohio and
Massachusetts Illinois had
one that disbanded in October
. Several other states, such as
Vermont, have individuals
who say they are ready to put
committees together on short
notice
Not that the Ford support-
ers are making a big splash of
” it anywhere The group in
Massachusetts is the only one
yet to order lapel buttons. And
movement workers routinely
pay expenses from their own
pockets. There is no central
organization; the states keep
in touch primarily by tele-
phone.
In New Hampshire the
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FITZWILLIAM, N.H. (NEA)
- The opinion polls continue to
suggest that Ronald Reagan is
overwhelmingly favored to
win the Feb. 26 Republican
presidential primary in this
wintering state On paper at
least, the Californian can very
nearly match the combined
popularity of his announced
opposition.
But there is one tangential
exception
Jerry Ford
When Reagan is matched
with the announced contes-
By Tom Tiede
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C. RICHARD WEBBER coordinates New Hampshire’s
Draft Ford beadquarters from behind the counter of his
grocery store. “We don’t have much money," he says. "We
don’t need it. Everyone knows our candidate."
enced of the Republican
candidates:
Webber says many Republi-
cans are worried about nomi-
nating an untested candidate.
Hence the Ford boomiet "He
served in Congress for 25
years, and he knows how to
get the wheels turning in
Washington He could go to
the Oval Office today, and just
start in working, because he's
been there before."
But does he want to’ The
Draft Ford movement has not
gotten much encouragement
from Ford himself At one
time the former president
said he was keeping his
options open for 1980. but he's
closed the door since then His
present attitude is publicly
described as being firmly
against an active candidacy
Die-hards - are not
convinced, however Ford’s
Draft Ford headquarters is
located behind the counter of
a small Fitzwilliam grocery
store It hands out 1976 bump-
er stickers with Bob Dole's
name cut away This apart. C.
Richard , Webber, the state
coordinator, insists that if
Ford wants the Republican
primary here, he can have it:
“We don’t have much
money. We don't need it.
Everyone knows our candi-
date, and they know how they
will vote if he runs. So all we
have to do is to get his name
on the ballot "
Webber owns the grocery
store just mentioned. He is
also a justice of the peace and
member of the Lions Club. In
this state that qualifies him as
something of a political
expert. "Ford will win here,”
he says, no 'doubt wisely,
"because he's the most experi-
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ering three times the required
number of signatures.
When the petitions are
submitted, and if they are
validated. Ford will‘be noti-
fied by mail by the secretary
of this state. And he’ll be giv-
en a short time to decide if he
wants his name to go on the
ballot or not. If he does, his
fans think he will win in Feb-
ruary and go on to the GOP
nomination.
What's more, the fans say
Ford may win, and so forth,
even if he doesn't-want his
name on the ballot. In that
eventuality, Webber 4 Associ-
ates are prepared to conduct a
write-in campaign
The write-in would not be
easy. But Ford supporters
believe they must do every-
thing possible to promote
their choice.
Remember the alternative,
they explain. ~
Mr. Reagan.
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strength in the polls remains
solid (a Gallup survey says he
can whip Reagan, Carter or
Edward Kennedy) Also, he
has said repeatedly (as in a
letter to Webber), he’s not
completely opposed to
running, and indeed will
accept a genuine Republican
draft.
So Webber's forces are
working to bring about a gen-
uine draft. "If Ford won't
speak for himself, we’re
trying to get the voters to
speak for him.” He will run if
the people want him to,
Webber adds “Therefore we
should go to the polls and say,
in effect, ‘Mr. Ford, we need
you.’ ”
The voters will first have to
speak by way of petitions.
Candidates cannot be put on
the ballot in New Hampshire
unless they have been
endorsed by 500 residents in
each of two congressional
districts Deadline is Decem-
ber 28. Webber says he's gath-
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A. S. Hazelwood 4 Wf. to Joe
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Freddie JoeWatton, 1475 N.
Belknap, Stephenville, Tex.
and Debra Ann Wood, 1475 N.
Belknap, Stephenville, Tex.
William Gould Brown, Derr
Rt., Box 49B, Fredericksburg,
Tex. and Jeanette Marie
Hammond, 1912 Midcrest Dr.,
Plano, TeX.
Eddie Lee Salyer, 200 E.
Blackjack, Dublin, Tex. and
Patricia Lee Pope, Rt. 4, Box
28, Dublin, Tex.
Curtis Lee Maserang, 193 N.
Clinton, Stephenville, Tex.
and Terri Kathryn Cook, 195
W. Oak, Stephenville, Tex.
Charles Dee Moore, 900
Mockingbird, Stephenville,
Tex. and Lucretia Ann King,
980 Mockingbird, Stephen-
ville, Tex.
Ricky Marvin Ake, Rt. 1,
Box 153, Dublin, Tex. and
Alma Janice Gibson, Rt. 5,
Box 116, Dublin, Tex.
Maxc Lynn Luttrell, Rt. 5,
Box 10, Dublin, Tex. and
Martha Ruth Secrest, Rt. 5,
Box 10, Dublin.tex.
Lawrence Jack Van Kooten,
Lockwood Addn., Qty of
Stephenville. (QCD).
Theanna Barham, Admin.
Hester McCain, deceased to
Henry C. McCain 4 Wf. (King
Abstract Co., Stephenville,
Tex.). (250.00. Lot 4, Blk. 20,
Northside Addn.,» City of
Dublin. \
Courthouse
Records
William H. Hebert AWf.dba
Tally Ho Enterprises to Janet
Fulhaber (Simon 4 Twombly, Tex.). $10.00 AOC. Lot 6, Blk.
Suite 140, 17130 Dallas
Parkway, Dallas, Tex.). $10.00
AOC. Tract 1: Lot 1, Blk. 9,
South Side Addn. (Sands
Apts.).Tract2: Lots 3,24,24A,
part of Lots 13 & 23, Blk. 134,
City of Stephenville. (Land-
mark Apts.). Tract 3: Lot 3 &
E. 100 ft. of Lot 2, Blk. 130, &
Lot 4, Blk. 129, City of
Stephenville. (Chateau Apts.);
Tract 4: E. 125 ft. of Lot IB,
LotslA, 2,2A, 3,4, & 5, Blk. 6,
South Side Addn., City of
Stephenville. (Madrid Apts. 4
Laundromat).
Veterans Lnd. Bd. to
Leonard Louis Hapke (Rt. 4,
Box 254, Stephenville, Tex.).
123.74 acres, G. West Sur.
George G. Curl, III 4 Wf. to
Jim Allen Johnston, Jr. 4 Wf.
(King Abstract Co.,
Stephenville, Tex.). Lot 8-A,
Blk. 4, Sloan First Addn., City
of Stephenville.
Juanita Jackson to Don W.
Heinze (7131 Cosgrove,
Dallas, Tex.). $10.00 AOC. 101
Benjamin Chisholm
4, Cage Addn., City of
Stephenville.
Joe M. Smith 4 Wf. to A.S.
Hazelwood 4 Wf. (King Ab-
stract Co., Stephenville,
Tex.). $10.00 AOC. Lot 2, Blk.
75, City of Stephenville.
J.D. Thompson 4 Wf. to
Felix B. Jones 4 Wf. (King
Abstract Co., Stephenville, •
Tex.). $10.00 AOC. 40 acres,
Wm. Gammell Sur.
Veterans Land Bd. to
Clarence A. Renfro, Jr. (341?
Bellaire Circle, Ft. Worth,
Tex.). $600.00. 0.91 acre, A.
Bynum Sur.
Veterans Land Bd. to
Jimmie Lee Erichsen (Harbin
4 Mulloy, Attys., Dublin,
Tex.). $13,500.00 82.76 acres, ’
Wm. Beardsley Sur.
Norma J. Lancaster to
Melvin Payne 4 Wf. (Rt. 1,
Box 122, Dublin, Tex.). $10-00
AOC. 1.00 acre, Blk. 2,‘ A.S.
Roberts Sur.
Lynn Leroy Swearingen, Jr..
et al to Walter Hils Buck, Jr.
(Chandler 4 Chandler, Attys.,
Stephenville, Tex.). $10.00
AOC. Lots 8 4 9, Blk. 3,
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and Priscilla D’Ann Coen,
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Hollis Wilbert Waddle, Rt 5,
Box 32A, Comanche, Tex. and
Pamela Rene Hannon, Rt 1,
Gordon. Tex. —
Alvin Nathan Kidd, Rt 1,
Box 101, Carbon, Tex. and
Jackie Gail Plunk, Rt 1,
Carbon, Tex.
James Mark Huckabee,
Star Rt., Box 123, Stephen-
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Davis, Star Rt., Box 123,
Stephenville, Tex.
Paul Michael Potts, Rt. 1,
Box 125, Paradise, Tex. and
Sharon Ray Mast, 1210 W.
Long, Stephenville, Tex.
Kenneth Lee Kelly, 902
Tarleton Arms Apts.,
Stephenville, Tex and Donna
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Robert Dan Manly, - 400
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Box 163, Stephenville, Tex.
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Stephenville, Tex.
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Julie Nell Frederick, Box T 77,
Stephenville, Tex.
David Lynn Albrecht, Rt. 1,
Box 97A, Stephenville, Tex.
and Elizabeth Ann Traweek,
Rt. 1, Box 100, Stephenville,
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- Paul Wrotenbery, the gover-
nor’s budget director, said
while the team thus far has
made no surprise visits, “it
should be understood instate •
government that this is a
possibility.”
Wrotenbery said the team
has three jobs:
—Follow.up McNiel’s audit
reports to assure agencies and
universities correct any pro-
blems McNiel finds.
“What we are doing is put-
ting some teeth into what he is
doing,” Wrotenbery said in an
interview. “The governor says
if the auditor sends you a let- .
ter and makes criticisms, then
damn it, you should respond.
When there are problems,
don’t sit on them.”
—Investigate agencies and
institutions “where the gover-
nor sees smoke” — that is, a
potential scandal.
—“Track additional smelly
problems, if you will, like at
North Texas State.”
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At least seven commercial
burglaries, including a $50,000
jewelry theft discovered when
the downtown store reopened
Monday, have been attributed
to the shortage of police, said
police Capt Charles Thomp-
son.
Thompson said the jewelry
robbery may have been com-
mitted early Sunday while the
three officers on duty were
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“There are a lot of paranoid
people out there, especially in
the wealthy neighborhoods,”
said Bill Wagner, owner of
Presidio Security Systems,
which has doubled its night
patrols to meet demand.
In the Riviera section of the
city, on a wooded ridge where
homes valued $200,000 to
$500,000 overlook the Pacific
Ocean, the homeowners
association planned to con-
sider later today a proposal to
hire private security guards.
Police said no increase in
home burglaries has been
reported so far in the week-old
strike, but shop owners were
The Santa Barbara Museum
of Art, which was the target of
a $1 million art theft in
December 1978, refused to
discuss its security measures.
In the 1978 theft, three turn-of-
the-centuryl paintings by
French impressionist Claude
Monet were stolen. The pain-
tings werq recovered, and the
museum's former security
chief, Ron MpuAouris, was
convicted of grand theft and
sentenced to spend one year in
jail and pay a $3,000 fine.
The 100 officers on the force
hard hit as a skeleton police
force of nine officers patrolled
a city of 75,000 people on Mon-
day. The normal complement
is 25.
“We still have an ab-
breviated staff of the same dy-
ing old men,” Police Chief
James’ Glavis said wearily,
noting that he and all
lieutenants and captains are
working 12-and 14-hour shifts.
Glavis said public security
was being limited to life-
endangering emergencies and
major crimes.
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bogged down keeping spec-
tators away from firefighters
at three downtown arson fires.
The fires, set within ^three-
block area within a 90-mIhute
period, caused an estimated
$375,000 damage to a dress
shop, a shoe -store and a
machine shop. No injuries
were reported. Two people
sleeping in an apartment
above the dress shop when
that fire broke out around 3
a.m. escaped safely in their
nightclothes.
Johnston said he had no
complaint about O’Dell’s
handling of the situation. He __
called the Special Audit Group
“one more bit of accountabili-
ty, and that’s not a bad thing.”
Wrotenbery said the team
occasionally has run down an
unproductive trail, such as
allegations of faculty
discrimination at the Univer-
sity of Texas at Arlington.
A fourth arson at a
downtown business on Mon-
day caused only minor
damage.
Banks and other businesses
were beefing up their security.
“The phone has been ring-
ing off the hook. We have
taken on 11 new clients
already today,” said Bob
Pentecost, owner of WBC
Security Inc.
Pentecost,
“That wassuch a nit. It was
just a faculty fight. We con-
cluded it should be resolved
through their
system," he said.
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Clements notified agencies
and universities of the team’s
existence in courteous but
characteristically
language.
“In the recent past, several
agencies have experienced
severe disruptions and un-
favorable attention over mat-
ters that had been the subject
of repeated admonitions. ...
This task force will have the
primary objective of deter-
mining that responsive action
to recommended changes and
improvements has been taken
"within a reasonable period of
time,” he said.
McNiel confirmed he
repeatedly had warned the
University of Houston and
North Texas State of problems
that eventually boiled into
scandals. He said numerous
problems had been pointed out
to TSU, whose president,
Granville Sawyer, resigned
under fire ip November.
McNiel reportedly was
skeptical about the team at
mind that when we finish this
review we will put it (the Brat-
cher controversy) to bed, and
the department will have star-
ing it in the face what it must
do to keep this from happening
again,” he said.
Johnston said DHR's inter-
nal review disclosed the
agency’s policies were.“not as
strong as they should have
been” but did not identify any
employee as “the culprit ...
whose hide should be nailed to
the wall.”
“It’s really non-political. It
has to do with getting the pro-
cess to work," he said.
having a response."
“TSU has so many problems
and there were so many
rumors.... They are a little bit
punchy. ... I hope you
understand the governor
wants to help TSU work on its
problems and help in their
solution," he said.
Wrotenberry said TSU "had
all kinds of computer foul-
ups,” and the team that went
there included a black com-
puter ekpert loaned by Mon-
santo Chemical Co.
Marlin Johnston, associate
commissioner of the Depart-
ment of Human Resources, in-
dicated he welcomed the audit
team’s follow-up on a licens-
ing scandal at his agency.
Dallas newspapers in July
headlined the fact. that the
department had licensed a
day care center for children in
1975, knowing the operator
had history of child molesting.
The operator, David Lynn
Bratcher, received a 20-year
prison term in 1979 on charges
If you have a hearing
problem of any kind you owe it
to yourself to have an Elec-
tronic Hearing test made to ,
find why, and what can be
done to help you before it is too
late. The teste are free and
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of your time.
You make your decision as
we never try to high-pressure
you into buying anything.
There are thousands of people
today suffering from hard of
hearingness, (even some that
wear Hearing Aids), just
because they waited too late to
do something about it... don’t
let this happen to you.
Mrs. Joe Treadway will hold
a regular Hearing Aid
Workshop at our Stephenville
Office in the Skipper Real
Estate Bldg., 318 E. College
every Thursday from 10:30 to
12noon. We invite you to come
in for your free test. We do
repair service on most makes
of Aids, and have.? full service
on cleaning, tubes, batteries
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every Friday to run special
tests and assist you in every
way.
providing walked off the job late last
Wednesday in a dispute that
centered as much on a propos-
ed merit system as on finan-
cial issues/
The city is offering a one-
.year contact .with.?.n,8 per-
cent across-the-board wage in-
crease, plus up to a 5 percent
“incentive” increase based on
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DeLeon, Texas 76444
specializes in
guards for shopping center^
ahd other buildings, said
business is up 20 percent and
he has hired several striking
police officers to fill his de-
mand for guards. . ,
“The stores are bearing the
brunt of the crime,” he said.
“One of them who called us
had already been robbed . merit,
twice.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP), -
|Estate agencies or universities
f with something “smelly” go-
ring on or which ignore
criticism from the state
g auditor can expect a visit from
Gov. Bill Qements’ new finan-
Hjcial SWAT team.
■ Clements set up his six-man
^Special Audit Group in July
’’and warned state agencies it
jBwould be looking over their
I Shoulders.
| Already it has spent weeks
^ investigating management at
Texas Southern University. It
■ set up guidelines for a Depart-
ment of Human Resources _
k probe of a child care license
rl issued to a known child
L molester. It has poked into
■ problems involving possible
£ misspending of state funds at
* North Texas State University.
The team, headed by Walter
O’Dell, a former supervisor in
State Auditor George
gMcNiel’s office, has sent
■Clements a preliminary
: report on TSU but it has not
'There are a lot of paranoid people out there'
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
(AP) — Shops are being robb-
ed, private security firms are
cashing in and well-to-do
residents are considering
private neighborhood patrols
as this wealthy seaside city’s
first police strike goes into its
seventh day today.
“The governor’s office
'decided we didn't go far
enough,” Johnston said.
O’Dell and a University of
Texas professor devised
guidelines for a “more ex-
haustive review,” which is
' now taking place.
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first but now says it gives his
audit reports more clout with
agencies. He is an employee of
the Legislature and has no
means — other than
legislative pressure if
lawmakers choose to exercise
it — of enforcing his recom-
mendations.
“I think, the Special Audit
Group has gotten more action,
you bet,” he said.
Clements’ direct, involve-
ment in agency affairs is im-
portant, McNiel continued,
because “the prestige of his
office is tremendous. It is
bound to cause more atten-
tion.” .
Wrotenbery and McNiel
were careful to say TSU’s pro-
blems do not appear to be
dishonesty but long-standing
difficulty in handling ad-
ministrative tasks.
Wrotenbery added,
however, that TSU had been
warned by the auditor of
management problems and
was “an obvious case of not
Wrotenbery said the team
reflects Clements’ insistence
1 on being a true manager of
There is no question in my government, something
Wrotenberry says few
previous’ governors were
qualified to attempt.
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