The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 220, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 7, 1978 Page: 1 of 62
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A Friday evening pickup*motorcycle
collision in Hereford put two persons in
Amarillo hospitals, one in critical
condition, and resulted in injuries to two
small chidlren.
Violet Charles Medrano. 20, of 529 W.
2nd. driver of the pickup, was listed in
critical condition Saturday at St.
Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo where
she is befog treated for massive head and
Internal injuries, according to Hereford
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The driver of the arotorcyde,
18-year-old Joe Bill Hamby, whose
address is listed as Route 2 Hereford, was
reported in stable couditioM at Northwest
Texas Hospital m AmariOo.
State Attorney General John Hill
pulled slowly ahead of incumbent Dolph
Briscoe in their fight for the Texas
Democratic gubernatorial nomination as
late but inconclusive returns came in
Saturday night. On the Republican side
Dallas businessman Bill Clements won
going away over former state party
chairman Ray Hutchison.
Hill’s lead at 1 a.m. today war enough
to win without a runoff. He polled 50.45
percent of the votes from 207 of 254
countis with 108 complete. Hill had
497,115 votes at 1 this morning while
Briscoe had 418,280 (42.45 percent).
Farmer Gov. Preston Smith was far
behind at 50,241. Ray A. Mayo led
Donald Beagle for the fourth and fifth
Counterfeit
A counterfeit $20 bill has turned up in
Hereford, and police have asked that
anyone suspecting bogus money relay
them the information.
The bill, which was discovered by SIC
Credit Co. 700 S. 25 Mile Ave., was
identified as counterfeit by the plate
number 124 on its back. Police said that
there also are no threads-the tiny red
and blue wavy lines seen on real
money-on the bill.
"Anybody finding the plate number
124 on a bill should consider it to be
counterfeit and bring it to the police,*'
said Police Detective Roger Scott.
“Also, if you'll look at a real bill
closely, you’ll see the small threads. This
counterfeit bill doesn’t have any of those
threads."
Scott said the Federal Bureau of
Investigation is investigating the
appearance of several $20 bills in the
area.
The phony bill was brought to SIC after
a woman received it in change at Piggly
Wiggly Supermarket in Friona, police
said.
Mrs. Medrano's two small children,
whose names and ages were ant available
from police, were treated for injuries at
Deaf Smith General Hospital.
According to police. Mrs. Medrano was
headed west on 2nd when she pulled in
front of the motorcycle, going north on
Highway 385, at the intersection. The
motorcycle hit the pickup on the left side,
knocking oat Mrs. Medrano, police said.
The pickup continued across 385 and
collided with the front of Property
Enterprises.
Police said Hamby sustained multiple
fractures and possible head aad internal
injuries
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WE WERE IN AUSTIN Friday to
attend a Texas Industrial Commission
training session for Hereford representa-
tives. It was an interesting meeting, but
owe of the big factors we learned, again,
was that the "squeaking wheel gets the
grease."
Everytime we go to Austin or
Washington, we're hit with the
overwhelming bigness of government.
We are paying for more government than
we want or need, in my opinion, and it
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\a_a_ By Speedy Nieman
That feller on Tierra Blanca Creek says
the time to relax is when you don't have
time for it.
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Never insult an alligator until after you
have crossed the river.-Cordell Hull
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ADDING TO THE excitement of the
final week of electioneering was one of
those "million-dollar rains" we often
write about. With inflation, we should
probably refer to them as 10
million-dollar jobs, it was great, even
though the temperatures were downright
chilly!
At this writing on the eve of election
day, it appeared that Deaf Smith County
would have a large vote turnout. While
the election report on this page could
prove us wrong, it was still one of the
more interesting campaigns in some time
and plenty of local candidates to help get
the political pot boiling.
Congratulations to the winners and our
sympathies to the losers!
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IN THE OUTDOOR section of today's
edition, there is information concerning
the proposed registration of all firearms.
We received a letter from Rep. George
Mahon, in which he states: “I am
unalterably opposed to the registration of
firearms by the federal government, and I
have contacted the Director of BATF
expressing my strong opposition." The
congressman also sent us a copy of the
proposed regulations if anyone would like
to come by the office and read the lengthy
documents.
spots.
U.S. Rep. Bob Kreuger piled up a lead
over Joe Christie in the Democratic race
for the U.S. Senate. The winner will meet
incumbent Republican John Tower,
unopposed in his primary.
In the 19th Congressional District,
State Sen. Kent Hance piled up a
substantial lead over Morris Shews. The
vote count waa 43,039 for Hance and
23,631 for Sheets early this morning with
most of the 17 counties reporting. Hance
will face either George Bush or Jim
Reese, who will be in a runoff election on
the Republican ride. Bush had 6,282 aad
Reese 5,619 at 1 a.m., while Joe Hickox
had 1,454.
Former Secretary of State Mark White,
running for his first statewide elective
office, forged well ahead of former House
Speaker Price Daniel Jr. in the
Democratic nominating race for attorney
General. The victor goes against
Republican candidate Jim Baker, who
was unopposed.
Lt. Gov. William Hobby won the Demo
nomination for his office, and Mack
Wallace won the nomination for regular
term on the Texas Railroad Commission.
Franklin Spears took the Race 1, Texas
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☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Here are the latest Texas Election
Bureau returns at 1 a.m. from 207 of 254
counties. 108 complete, in the Democratic
races:
Governor! Briscoe 418,280(42.45);
Hill. 497,115(50.45); Smith, 50241(5.10);
Mayo. 10,688; Beagle, 9,038.
Senate: Christie 375,132; Krueger
476.320.
Atty Gem
460.885.
Parimutuel:
436,905.
U Gev: Hobby 572,462; McNees
78,056; Skates 28.786; Westbrook
152,491.
Treasurer: Harding 442,316; Ledbet-
ter 270.682; Sanderson 108.332.
Ag Conan Brown 405,014; Hubenak
213,431; Sewell 145.727.
Raff Cam: Henderson 268,810; Wallace
447,0716.
Ball Unexp: Johnson 109,088;
Lemmon 84,181; Poerner 221,254; Sadler
364,328.
Sap Court: Race 1-Bacon 199,099;
Spears 511,222. Place 4-Campbell
404.468: Chadwick 278,667.
Crim App: Place 2-CHnton 381,976;
Vollers 282.071. Race 3-Davte 378,836;
Teague 300.055.
Board Ed: Garcia 9,340; Godsey 8,976;
Reddell 8.398; Smith 19,197; Tynes
30.427; Armstrong 15,316; Moore 9,909.
Civil App: Dist 6-Hodge 15.090;
Hutchinson 23.492. Dist Il-Daniel
22.782; Dickenson 18,364; Strauss
13,046. Dist 12-Barron 11.891; Starr
16.000; Simmers 20328.
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254 eeuntfoa, 188 eategtetm
Governor: Clements 63.581; Hutchison
21.067; Thompson 2.172.
Parimutuel: Per 38,616; Against
38.759.
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D. WES GULLEY
AUSTIN ROSE
Hance Clinches Nomination
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Jim Reese for U.S. Congress and BUI
Clements for governor got the nod in
Saturday’s Deaf Smith County Republi-
can primary, which attracted 94 voters.
Reese, former mayor of Odessa,
earned 62 votes to Midland businessman
George Bush’s 22 in the U.S. 19th
Congressional District race. Joe Hickox,
retired Air Fora colonel managed three
votes.
Clements carried the county in the
gubernatorial race, getting 55 votes to
Ray Hutchison’s 23. Clarence Thompson
received six votes.
Unopposed on the Republican ballot
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Governor Dolph Briscoe, was elected to
his first full term, beating attorney Rex
Easterwood by 228 votes-2,252-1,964.
The total included votes cast in Oldham
County.
Other unofficial election returns
showed runoffs in the races for Deaf
Smith County Judge, justice of the peace
Smith County Democratic ballot,
unofficial vote totals were:
Lieutenant governor-Bill Hobby.
2,129; John Hill Westbrook, 747; James
L. McNees, 640; Troy Skates, 274.
Attorney general-Mark White, 2312;
Price Daniel Jr.. 1,699.
Comptroller of public accoun* -Bob
(Sea OULLSV, Mus X)
Reese Gets
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and commissioner, Precinct 4. The only
other outright local winner in the
Democrat primary waa Austin Rose, who
was re-elected to the county commission,
Precinct 2, post over O.T. McPherson.
Rose got 447 votes to McPherson's 218.
In the contest for county judge. Glen
Nelson, current justice of the peace, led
all candidates with 1.864 votes. Nelson
will be in a runoff next month with
automobile salesman L.B. "Scat”
Russell, who earned 1,362 votes. Behind
those two were attorney Bruce Miller, 565
votes, and businessman Ed Copier. 454.
Earning spots in the justice of the
peace runoff were policeman O.K. Neal
with 1,006 votes and Hereford
Independent School District Parental-
Involvement director Paul Abates with
814 votes. Other JP candidates were
Fred Sims, 610 votes; Virginia Dickson,
491; Jennie Phillips, 490; Paul Hamilton,
381; and Millard Murray, 349.
Incumbent James Voyles, who got 401
votes, and businessman Stan Fry, with
332 votes, will be involved in a runoff foe
county commissioner, Precinct 4. Farmer
George Cassetty picked up 178 votes in
that race.
Deaf Smith County voters narrowly
favored State Sen. Kent Hance in his
fight with The Re. Morris Sheats for
nomination to the U.S. 19th Congres-
sional District seat. Hance got 2,077 votes
to Sheets’ 1,993.
State Attorney General John Hill
whipped Governor Dolph Briscoe in the
Democratic gubernatorial race in Deaf
Smith County, totalling 2,389 votes to the
incumbent's 1,269. Former governor
Preston Smith earned 432 votes, Ray
Allen Mayo 85 and Donald R. Beagle 34.
In the race for U.S. senator, county
votes gave the nod to Bob Kroeger, who
earned 2,345 votes to Joe Christie's
1,569.
Unopposed local candidates on the
Democratic ballot were District Clerk Lola
Faye Veaxy, 3,659 votes; County Clerk
B.F. Cain, 3,648; County Treasurer Vesta
Mae Nunley, 3,648; and County Surveyor
Mayor Schroeter, 3,621. Robert Strain
waa re-elected county party chairman
with 3,287 votes.
Local Democratic voters favored the
referendum calling for parimutuel betting
on a county-option basis by 2,128 votes to
1,768 against. The other proposition on
the ballot which favored higher interest
rates on loans under 85,000 was defeated
322-3,437.
In other statewide races on the Deaf
ByPAULSM
Managing Editor
One of the largest Deaf Smith County
voter turnouts in history Saturday
overwhelmingly elected a new district
attorney, tantamount to the November
general election, and decided against
changing the 222nd District Court
judgeship by a slim margin.
The local Democratic primary
unofficially attracted 4,390 voters, the
majority of whom replaced Deaf Smith
Runoffs Set: Nelson-Russell, Neal-Abalos, Voyles-Fry
County District Atty. Andy Shuval with
31-year-old lawyer Roland Saul. Saul
unofficially earned 2,669 votes to
Shuval’s 1,575 in what had been
predicted by some primary followers to
be a much closer race.
District Judge Dafid Wesley Gulley,
appointed to the poet last year by
Gulley, Saul, Rose Win Elections
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