Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Page: 1 of 8
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"but to your liberty. In Texas mere
The Stephenville High School class of
1962 will hold a reunion on Saturday, July
1, at the Tejas Country Club.
All former teachers and principals of
this class are invited to call between 2
and 4 that afternoon.
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..They used to call him "swivile-hips."
That was back when Stephenville Police
Officer Jack Ballow was crashing through
the line to grind out that extra yardage
when he was a Stephenville High School
football player.
Today he plays a different game. Jack
thinks this one is much more serious; but
he still remembers with a grin when some
gaurd or tackle opened the hole and
Halfback Ballow wiggled through.
“The game we play today is protecting
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opportunity so when the Post Office reactions. AU except cocaine are
offered a special deal on early optional addictive, and their continued use leads to
retirement, Ham took it psychological and physical deterioration."
youngest retired rural mail carrier in the can be lawfully prescribed by a reputable
country except for cases of disability Ham physician. ”
says that he had always promised himself “All other uses are unlawful. These
that he would retire at the very first drugs dull the senses and slow up
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Team Takes Honors
The Stephenville Swimming team, the 100 breaststroke; Scot Kunishige,
sponsored by the Stephenville Park and competing in the 9-10 age group, won a
Recreation Department, returned from fourth in the 50 meter freestyle and
the University of Texas at Arlington third in the 50 meter breaststroke. Rusty
Swimming Meet with a host of ribbons and McDanel, who won four second place
an invitation to participate in the Ridglea ribbons in the 13-14 age group by finishing
Pool Association Swim Meet to be held in second in the 50 meter freestyle, the 50
Fort Worth on August 19. meter breaststroke, the 100 meter
The Stephenville team, coached by Steve breaststroke, and the 100 meter freestyle;
Turk nett, faced some of North central Ricky Caudle took home ribbons in three
Texas' top swimming teams at the meet events in the 15-16 age group by winning
sponsored by the University of Texas at second in the 100 meter breaststroke,
Arlington Swimming team. Some of the fourth in the 100 meter freestyle, and a
other teams competing in the individual fifth in the 100 meter freestyle; Brian
competition included Irving, Denton, Walker, competing in the 13-14 age group,
Arlington, and Breckenridge, all of which won a third in the 100 meter breaststroke,
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Jack continued, “Marijuana has a permanant. Hallucinogens have no
similar effect on the user as hard medical use.”
narcotics. It causes psychological depen- Ballow said there are certain things
dence and IS habit forming.” parents might watch for. He listed them:
The policeman said barbiturates called “Needle marks or rash on arms, legs or
barbs, candy or goofballs, include seconal stomach Dilation of pupils, itching of
(red birds or red devils), nembutal (yellow arms and legs, watery eyes, constant
jackets), tuinal (Christmas trees), and yawning or sneezing; soreness or redness
phenobarbital. around the nose, nervousness, trembling
“These drugs depress the central and restlessness, and a sudden,
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are established, proven swimming teams a third in 50 meter breaststroke, and a
Coach Steve Turknett said the Stephenville fourth in the 50 meter backstroke, Glen
swimming squad, “did very will against Morgan, participated in the 11-12 age
teams that have indoor pools to work out group and won a third in the 50 meter
in, and often have two or three times as freestyle and a fourth in the 50 meter
ATTI, picenI . wKa. uh__» Tnm ------- - H0ht many team members our team has.” breaststroke; and Charles Peek, who
YOUTHS AVERT NEAR TRAGEDY—Joel Woods, left, and Terry Humberson, right, Resides the Ridlea Pool Association .01 ‘1 . . Hline »
avertedaneartrageayarucudayemhenchepicupinwhiehipegwerarslmgnay’caug invitation, the Stephenville Swimming Plae pince Fboon for the 50 meter
flreaadtreatened teeytode.Other boys riding in the pickup but not pictured are Randy team will be competing at the State meet freestyle.
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Turknett and the team’s members are also The swimming team, which works out
interested in forming a dividing team to five days a week for two hour sessions, has
. compete at the meets the team will been training since June 5 under the
participate in this summer. tuteledge of Coach Steve Turknett.
At the UTA meet, the Stephenville squad Turknett is a graduate of the National
competed in the 50 meter freestyle, 50 Aquatic School in Las Vegas, New Mexico,
meter breaststroke, 50 meter backstroke, majoring in competitive swimming, and
50 meter butterfly, 100 meter freestyle, 100 is also the aquatics instructor at Tarleton
meter breaststroke, 100 meter backstroke, state College. In an effort to field a larger
and 100 meter butte. Uy. Some of the other and even better competitive swimming
events that the Stephenville team did not team, Turknett and all the team members
compete in, which were individual medley are urging any interested persons to
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UTA Meet were: Greg Perry, who street. The cost for the second summer E..
competed in the 0-10 age group, a second semester which will last six weeks, is only STEPHENVILLE COMPETTTIVE SWIMMING TEAM-Showing off their ribbonsthey
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LOOKING OVER BURNING HAY-JImmy Chew of the Stephenville Fire Department
■ and Officer John Mauney of the Stephenville Police Department leak over the
■ smoldering remains of fifty bales of hay which ignited Tuesday evening.
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- m " N 948 the lives and property of Stephenville very dangerous if abused. They are habit possession of one part of a marijuana
A . A pary 7 Wh g hiFN citizens. It is a never ending game that forming. An overdose can damage brain cigarette can send a person to prison from
ArFuAm AAempefe ‘MwoanorAp W % really is no game at all but deadly, serious control and even stop breathing." two years to life.”
GLUWU ALUUNU3 I W (G“U y -oe, business" "Amphetamines, like bennies, stimulate Jack is married to the former Martha
• • ‘sbe Police Chief Darrell F. Holmes, Jr. said the nervous system and produce a Hamby of Mineral Wells.
......... rnnAfteLay .ggc.c that officially Jack is assigned to working wakefulness, alertness and excitement He has two children, Robbie, seven, and
parking meters as a policeman. Brent, four, as wellas’three step-children, . _
I efficient workof the stephenviueEire Itshouidhpe getsinsthetedtt St * 5 ) u. A “But Jack does • lot more," Holmes doctor’s directon," he added Tommy, seven, Cindy, four, and Cris, Wo
■ Department averted a near disaster which another week. Holmes reintereated that, -.uusa, <1 said his own time and without extra “The athlete who takes them before a
I might have killed several Stephenville the Fire Department did an outstanding co l sadheonelsut omfatro "ndwith the game or the student before an exam, like
■ boys, and damaged property , were the job, and a number oftlocal citizens assisted detective division. He did work last week the motorist before a long drive, all
■ words of Chief of Police Darrell Holmes, the firemen and police. C. H. (Ham) Locke which led to a marijuana arrest ” jeopardize their health and maybe their
I Jr- in descnbing the scene of a . . Ballow said that he and other officers lives."
I A pickup loaded with hay, and carrying C.H• (Ham) LOCk© TO Retire As the illegal drug traffic.”* mescaline. Users," Ballow said "may
I four Stephenville bady “Here," he explained, "the problem is experience temporary delusions or
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I Lngleville Highway. DeLeon, at the end of June 1972. His last minutes and the carrier leaves at 9:00 police see pushers and addicts every day.
Randy Prater, Terry Humberson, Joel day service on the route will be on Friday. AM.) If the roads were not muddy, Ham They see teenagers highon barbiturates
Woods, and Clayton Whaley were riding on June 30th Tommy Frost will carry Route 1 says that he usually finished the route by and motorists who take PeP P S
■ the Lngleville road with some freshly as a temporary carrier for a short time 12:30 or 12:45. ofL.the road..
baled hay, when the youths noticed the hay and then the DeLeon routes will be When asked for comments about his Buttlikeevery cityinAmerhath ereis
was burning. The young men pulled the consolidated and only two rural routes will work. Ham Locke replied, “The most some of the drug pr b 8ht
pickup off the road and proceeded to fight be left. Wade Smith will then carry Route remarkable thing is how great the people here in Stephenville, we nave a cleaner
I the fire, while residents called the fire 1, which will include the old route 1 and are who live In this country . They have put town than most places but we can t hide
■ department. Jimmy Chew, Kenneth will have the Duster and Sandhill area up with me all these years and have been our eyes We do have some drug traffic
■ Haley, Charles Williams and Wayne Kelly, added to it. W.H Pittman will than carry good to me to an extent almost beyond here also.
along with the other volunteer firemen, Route 2 which will cover the remainder of belief. Please express my deepest sBalowsexPrainedoatheecbntefnic
I answered the caU, and according to Chief the rural area The consolidation will appreciation.” SteP henvie Citizens.Whatreent.Po-ee
■ Holmes, “prevented the occurance of a probably become effective sometime in When asked aboutthe future. Ham said, training the past week has taught him
H tragic Situation". August. "Dorotha and I took forward to the about drugs.
According to investigating Officer John Ham Locke began his career with the freedom that retirement will offer so that c "First," hesa ide"people needtoknow
■ Mauney and Chief Holmes, the bated hay Post Office Department i. 1936 as . we can visit our children and thenamesandnicknamesoz.dangenout
■ was too green to have been baled, and it substitute clerk at sixty cents per hour, grandchildren when we want to, maybe drugs. thing
■ still contained a lot of natural gases which shortly before World War II, he was sleep a little in the mornings, and Play ««• include
■ caused the hay to burst into flames The promoted to a regular clerk in the DeLeon more golf. We are also buying the He exPlainedii ithehard Irugs ncod
■i flames, which at one time shot twenty feet Post office and after his service in the Air Wilkerson interest in the Locke and opium and derivatessush sheroi
l ill the air, scorched the arms of some of the Force during World War II, he transferred Wilkerson Insurance agency which we will (horsehmorptineM)codienezdemnero
■ youths who fought the fire until the fire to Rural Route 1, DeLeon. Ham replaced operate with our daughter Arm Sadberry I andparegorisaThere, “ •
■ department arrived. The intense heat of Fred Bowden at that time who had a will also have more time for Chamber of derivgtesofthecocaileafsuchascpcains
■ the flames shattered the back window of temporary appointment and who had Commerce work and tax work and many which iscahled"Sokeosnthrough a
■ the pickup, which was in danger of replaced Walter Underwood serveral other things that I think I might like to do besbot in theveins or snuffed th 8
B exploding, had not been for the quick months earlier , , Now that I will not be under the Hatch Act, rouled uP dollar bilN g
■ nrtion ofthe Bremen The flramen poiwed RL Scott was Postmaster at DeLeon I might even become involved in Politics.’ All of the above, except opium and
■ more than 3,000 gallons of water on toe hay when Bam began his career there and he Ham Locke at age 53, may be the heroin, are valuable as pain killers and
I in an effort to extinguish the flames later served under Postmaster Tate
■ As A public service, Jimmy Barron Counts and the current postmaster Reese
■ hauled off the smoldering remains of the Upshaw. t ;
■ fifty bales of hay. At the time of retirement Ham served
" ■ Holmes said the police investiga- about 70 miles of route, six days per week,
icated that “none of the boys were and about 225 families. He started
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Ellis, Darwin. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 28, 1972, newspaper, June 28, 1972; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1559808/m1/1/?q=denton+history: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.