The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1976 Page: 1 of 24
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The Hereford Brand
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1976
32 Pages
15 Cents
Thursday. Jun* 3. 1976
75th Year, No 45
Hereford, Deaf Smith County. Texas
May Total Reaches S1,145.550
Building Permits Surpass Yearly Record
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Polls Open Saturday For Runoff Races
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23 Indictments Returned
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were given a hefty increase from the Hereford
State Bank building (upper right) and residential
housing gains contributed heavily to permit totals
of other months from single family dwellings like
By JIM STEIERT
Brand Farm Editor
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THE VOTE turnout is likely to be small
in the Democratic Primary runoff election
Saturday, with only the Precmct 1 county
commissioner race drawing local interest
We hope enough voters turn out to put
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That feller on Tierra Blanca Creek says
whoever said, "Seeing is believing."
never watched a tv commercial
As of the absentee voting deadline
Wednesday afternoon. 36 persons had
cast ballots for the statewide runoff
election scheduled for Saturday according
to BF Cain, county clerk
The voting began May 26 and
concluded this week
( ain forecasts a light voter turnout
Saturday based on the lahulated number
of absentee votes Most of voting will be
centered around the single local race and
little interest has resulted from the two
partial payment for their crop upon
delivery, promising to pay the remainder
at a later date.
The oil mill suffered over Si 1 million in
losses last season
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At this time a year ago, a traveler could
drive through farm country in virtually
any portion of the High Plains area and
spot numerous fields of rapidly growing
sunflower plants.
F ARMERS in Deaf Smith County and
the surrounding area planted approxi-
matelv 11.095 acres of sunflowers in
1975
Yet. just one year later, the acreage of
this Cinderella crop is virtually ml locally.
What happened to cause the demise of
a promising new crop in just a one year
time span?
The big sunflower boom in the High
Plains area went bust late last summer
when the price of sunflowers dropped
from 15 cents per pound to below ten
cents.
brought against Pantaleon Riviera Nova
and Guadalupe Loper. Nova was indicted
on two counts.
Virgil Joe Lucero Jr. was indicted on a
delivery of hashish.
Other indictments returned in the
day-long session were as follows: Carl
Edward Nohours, driving while intoxica-
ted subsequent. Jack Avon Hartgraves
and Roger Dean Hangraves, unauthor-
ited use of a motor vehicle; Edker Miller
Jr., rape of a child and Fred Cessna
Williams. DWI subsequent
The indictments were returned after
presentations by Criminal District
Attorney Andy Shuval and Assistant
Criminal District Attorney Schalan
Atkinson
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Av if the price troubles weren’t
enough, yields in some areas fell far short
of what had been hoped for. Over 92 per
(See SUNFLOWERS, Page 2A)
THE "FACE” of downtown Hereford
is changing slightly with the building
boom Hereford State Bank is building a
new facility: the library and museum now
add attractive looks to the north side of
the square Anthony’s has moved to a
new location across from First National
Bank and the old theater on the south
end of Main Street is being torn
down-reportedly to be replaced by a
new movie house Speaking of changes,
congratulations to First National on the
installation of the 24-hour Automated
Teller machine
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'Watch Out Below'
Although appearing to crush the people beneath him, an
enthusiastic diver is preparing to land in the deep end of the
municipal swimming pool which opened for the summer months
beginning Tuesday The pool was filled to the brim with hoppy
youngsters who were glad to be out of school end in the cool
refreshing water. (Brand Photo)
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County Tenes
Hereford firemen responded to two car
fires late last week but enjoyed a
relatively quiet Memorial Day holiday
Friday firemen were called to the
intersection of Ave F and Park Ave.
where they extinguished a fire in a
.chicle owned by Kenny Wilson
Saturday, property owned by Wilson
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The Deaf Smith County Grand Jury
returned 23 indictments against 16
individuals during a regular session
Tuesday at the courthouse.
The jurors also decided on two no-bills.
All defendents have bonds set except for
one at large offender.
Most of the indictments were for
delivery of marijuana. Indicted on the
charge were Edward “Waldo" Cantu.
Juan Flores. Marvin E Gavine Jr., Pedro
Estrada Gonzales Jr.. William Bert Haile.
Guadalupe Loper, Joe Yanez Lopez,
Ricky Mender, Jerry Salazar and Juan
Jose Villalovas. Cantu and Flores were
each indicted on two counts and Mender
on three counts of delivery of marijuana
Delivery of hevoin charges were
GROWERS weren t the only ones hurt
by the price bust The Plains Cotton
Cooperative Oil Mill at Lubbock
contracted 124,000 tons of sunflower seed
from growers at 15 cents per pound last
year
When prices declined, the coopeative
was forced to ask farmers to take only
Bs BOBBY TEMPLETON
Brand News Editor
The local building boom reached a
pinnacle point in May as a new record
was established for the total amount in
building permits issued in a single sear
it is even more significant since the figure
was set in only the first five months of the
year
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number of votes in a five man race in the
Mav l Democratic primary election.
Bodkin garnered 219 votes and Smith
received the highest with 221 votes
in the primary election. Bruce Coleman
was returned to his County Commission-
CT»’ Court precinct three seat He was
opposed by Roy Bodkin, who received 319
votes as opposed to Coleman’s VO votes.
Others running in the precinct one race
Commercial and residential construction around
Hereford is evident to anyone driving about the
town as shown in these scenes. The Master
Apartments (upper left) are nearing completion in
the north part of town. The May building permits
HUSTLIN’ HEREFORD is blowing and
growing’ Headlines in today’s issue
announce that 19’6 is a record year for
new construction in our city. The old
record, set in 1965. has been broken in
just five months of our Bicentennial year
While it is our country’s 200th
birthday, let’s not forget that it is the
100th birthday of Deaf Smith County.
Officially, at least, the county did not
exist until one hundred years ago
The county was created from Bexar
Territory on Aug. 21, 1876. and was
attached to Oldham County for law and
court purposes with Tascosa as the
county seat It was 1890 before Deaf
Smith County voted for "independence"
and established Grenada as the county
seat. A few months later, the name was
changed to La Plata because there was
already a Grenada in Texas The county
seat moved to Hereford in 1898
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just remember one thing I know a lot
more about being young than you do
about being old!"
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City records indicated that May
permits issued for new construction
totaled $1 145 550 bringing the year s
total for the first five months to
$5.325 170 This tops previous yearly
highs established in 1965 when
Sugarland Mall was built at a cost ot $1 2
million That year s total was just os er 55
million
IHk 1976 TOT Al so tar also indicates
a definite reversal ot this decade s
building trend I hr last sear for permits
torr ash the current mark was 1970 when
they ait's unted to 19 150 Since then,
the total slumped continuously to the
1974 low of $2 215 (AM)
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was again involved in a blaze as units
responded to a call to the 200 block of
Ave F. where they extinguished a grass
fire
Firefighters also extinguished a fire in
a vehicle operated by Rosa Hernandez
Saturdas The car was parked at
Sugarland Mall
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I hose elected will serve as the
November general election nominees of
the Democratic parts
THE MOST INTEREST in the runoff is
the race between Leroy Bodkin and
Alfred Smith for the Precinct One ( ounty
( ommissioners’ < ourt seat it was
vacated bs Earl Holt, who decided not to
seek re election after 12 years on the
court
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Nieman, O. G. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1976, newspaper, June 3, 1976; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1421930/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.