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HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL custodian Tony Powell with
members of the student body. —Staff Photo
Tony Awards Given At
Highland
By Earl Moseley
Consulting Editor
Tony Awards at Highland Elemen-
tary School, I ike the Tonys for Broadway
productions, arc given for good acting.
To qualify for a local Tony, students
must perform above reproach in all ar-
eas while attending school.
"They've got to behave," says Tony
Powell, Highland custodian for whom
the award was named. "They cannot get
their name on the board or a time-out
button—to sit out in recess (for a mis-
behavior)."
This year, the winners arc awarded
candy, rings and erasers, says Powell.
"Later, it will be a coupon for a free
For Acting
Coke."
1 -ast year, coupons from Domino were
given for a pizza. The price was de-
ducted to SI.99.
Highland principal Bill Hicks started
the behavior awards program after
Christmastime last year. He gave the
honor of passing out the awards to Pow-
ell because ’ the students love him. He
has sueh a comradcry with the studcnLs."
But Hicks says there is a big problem
involved. "He is not a Cowboy fan. He
gctsouLsidc and plays football with them
(second graders), and he roots for
whatever team he favors at that mo-
Continued on Page Two
TULIA HIGH SCHOOL students participated last week in the "Meet
You At The Pole” prayer exercise before school, a nationwide event
—Staff Photo
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VOL. 86 NO. 39
ONE SECTION
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1994
THS's Assistant Principal Has
Previously Written Sports News
The new assistant principal at Tulia
High School admits that journalism still
remains in his blood.
And well it should. Monte R. Miller,
who grew up in Amanllo, covered sports
for the Amarillo College newspaper
during the two years he attended there.
He was even a prize-winner for his
work.
His major at North Texas State Uni-
versity was journalism and English.
"When I came back to Amarillo, I
wanted to be a journalism teacher,"
Miller says. "They had an opening at
Caprock High School, my old alma
mater. But I didn't get it. Instead, they
hired a young girl from Claude."
He had graduated from CHS in 1970.
It was a disappointment that he could
not return there as a teacher.
The following year, he learned that
CHS' journalism teacher had fallen in
love and married. After serving one
year, she left her classes behind. Again
he made an application for the job.
Once more, he was rejected.
"I wondered how you would go about
getting a job in the Amarillo ISD,"
Miller wondered aloud.
His first teaching job was at Azlc,
near Ft. Worth, where he taught for
MONTE MILLER
three years.
"I was young and single and ready to
conquer the world of education," he
recalls. Therefore, he took a teaching
job in the Hurst-Eulcss-Bedford ISD,
where he remained four years.
In the meantime, Miller married.
"Bull was burned out with teaching,"
he admits. "My wife was employed at
General Dynamics in Ft. Worth. She got
me a job there." And there he remained
for eight years.
In January, 1991, Miller suffered a
consequence he had never faced before
in his lifetime. He was laid off from his
job.
"It was one of the largest Naval con-
tract flops in history," he says. "The A-
12 program was cancelled. I was not
with A-12. I worked on the F-16 pro-
gram, but I didn't have enough senior-
ity."
He went to night school and com-
pleted his education a ycar-and-a-half
ago. At this point, he began a search for
an administrative job.
"I wanted to come back to the Pan-
handle, and there was a job opening in
Tulia."
Miller moved to Tulia on July 23.
His wife, who has had 17 years work-
ing experience with General Dynamics,
now l^ockheed, is currently seeking a
new job in the Tulia area.
"We have a home in Ft. Worth. It is
hard to sell, but shell be here by the first
of the year," he promises.
Football CoiucnI Winners:
I- ii st Place:
Pave Edwards
l ie For Second
Ted Cruz
Loyd Leavitt
Third Place:
Charlie Adkins
Hornets To
Host Friona
Friday Night
By Marsha Dickens
Sports Editor
Hospital Fund Over Goal
by Chris Russett
Herald Publisher
Ed Harris announced to the Industrial
Foundation of Swisher County in its
monthly meeting that the Amarillo Area
Foundation has agreed to donate ap-
proximately $130,000 to the hospital
for imaging equipment. This puts the
fund raising effort over the goal and the
total at roughly $215,000.
Luther Robinson announced an addi-
tional contribution of $5,000 from First
National Bank. The bank had originally
given $5,000 to the fund drive and had
promised to double their donation if the
fund drive came within $5,000 of its
goal.
The hank decided that a delay of nine
months and a grant application filed
with the foundation would not stand in
its way. "The additional contribution
was not budgeted at this time, but *hc
hank will accept that," Robinson said.
Speaking for the foundation. Chair-
man Steve Rohde thanked Harn s for the
job well done. "This is a real success
story for the Industrial Foundation and
the community," he said
The foundation welcomed Randy
Whiteman toTulia in remarks by Rohde.
In his remarks Whiteman noted that he
was looking forward to working on
projects the Industrial Foundation and
Chamber of Commerce deemed appro
priatc.
Robinson of First National Bank and
Ka Wilfong of B & R Thriftway an-
nounced co-sponsorship of a breakfast
meeting for brainstorming purposes.
The intent is to develop a list of projects
for Whiteman to work on.
The board accepted the resignation of
Robert Wilson. He has served on the
board for five years. The board noted
his past contributions and thanked him
for his time and effort. The board ex-
pressed regret at accepting his resigna-
tion.
Nominations for new directors were
opened. Kevin Malone was nominated
Continued on Page Two
In their last non-distnct game before
the district games begin, Tulia will play
the Friona Chicftaias this Friday night.
Sept. 30, at home on Younger Field
beginning at 8 p.m.
"Friona's got a good football team.
The arc a senior dominated football team.
They arc 2-2 right now. They lost to
Springlakc-Earth, who has just a great
football team. And thc> lost to River
Road in a great hallgamc," ‘.aid Coach
Dan Pair.
"They have an outstanding group.
Good backs, good quarterback. They
run lots of formations. Quarterback J.
Belcher can throw the hall. He’s a good
runner. So they have lots of weapons on
offense.
"Defensively they're just solid. They
give a variety of looks up front, move
anti slanL They have two big strong
defensive tackles, who just hold down
the fort in the middle and let the line-
backers mam.
"Linebackers Colby Carthcl and Jcr-
ard 1 afuente arc real good. And they just
go to the football.
"They have a good kicking game.
They do a lot of things well.
"It will be just another battle. We've
got to be ready both physically and
mentally to line up against them," said
Pair.
Friona has 28 on their roster. Nintccn
are seniors. They played together all last
year.
The Chieftains beat the Hornets last
year and were on the verge of going to
the playoffs.
11 should be a very good f<x*bal I game.
Come out Friday night and support
our team.
The HomcLs remaining schedule is as
follows: Oct. 7, River Road, there; Oct.
14, Childress, here; Oct. 21, Perry ton
there; Oct. 28. Sanford-Fntch. there and
Nov. 4, Dalhart here.
Tree Chipping Site, Dump Station Opens
HRST BALE OF COTTON—Luther Robinson and Sam Murff admire
Swisher County product. Produced by Joe O'Neal, ginned Johnson's
Gin and compressed by North Plains Compress, it was deposited in
the traditional place Sept. 22. —Staff Photo
Residents and businesses with tree limbs and brush can leave the material at a
newly opened tree-chipping site in the 1300 block of NW Sixth, cast of the city
ham.
Material should be deposited at the site unhagged. The site is open 24 hours a
day.
Residents may also pick up free wood chips at the site for use as mulch on a first
come, first served basis.
A new trailer dump station has beet constructed behind City Hall for use b>
recreational vehicles. The site has water available, and replaces the former site at
Tulc lake. The station is also open 24 hours a day.
Please sec football
game stories on the
Herald sports pages
Exchange Student
Likes Drag Strip
Foreign exchange student Gera
Ncidingcr appreciates Tuba's "Dip
Street."
That's Broadway, both cast and west.
It's where local school students drive to
see who's with whom Thcy have learned
to slow down for the dips created in the
streets surfacing.
Ncidlingcr, who is from Tncr, Ger-
many, a city of about 100,000 near the
bordcrsofboih Luxembourg and France,
says there is no cruising around in cars
there.
Perhaps it has something to do with
gasoline selling at about SI per liter.
Streets arc also heavily patrolled by
police.
The 18-ycar-old Ncidlingcr, who ar-
rived in Tulia Aug. 10, describes his
home city as being the oldest one in
Germany. "Roman buildings arc still
standing around everywhere."
However, he is impressed with Tulia.
"Nice people arc here. You can talk to
anyone. On weekends, you can go to
Plainvicw and Amanllo. You can go
hunting or surfing, water skiing, to play
golf."
These things aic not available to him
in Germany.
"You have to pay $50 extra to play
football in school at home," he says. "I
never went hunting or water skiing."
Ncidlingcr left Trier because "I just
wanted to see another country and other
people. I wanted to he independent
from my parents."
His parents arc divorced.
"My mother was not very happy about
it (his coming to America). I lived with
her at home. But my father said OK. My
step-mother convinced my mother to
let me go."
His Tulia "parents" during his school
year here arc Gary Don and Sharon
GERIT NEIDINGER
Haughi.
Ncidlingcr has two brothers in Ger-
many. Kai, 14 is an ice hockey player
Jens, 23, is working lor an organization
that sends various letters to residents.
"My father and brothers arc always
playing hockey,” he says.
He learned English at school in Trier—
like people over here learn Spanish."
But he's not surprised that schools
here do not teach German.
"I would I ike to learn French here," he
says. "I hope I can speak n when I get
back home. My French was better than
my English."
Now in his senior year at THS.
Ncidlingcr will graduate here. After-
ward, he will return to Germany.
CRP Grazing Extension
Confirmed Through ASCS
Notification has been received by the
Tulia Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service that the authon
zalion to graze CRP acreage has been
extended until Nov. 30.
However, Eddie C. Womack, exccu
iMke Mackenzie
Fishing Report
The water level this week is 77 feci
with a temperature of 70 degrees Fahr
cnhcit.
Prime fishing temperature is 68 dc
grces.
"Wc’vc seen some nice fish come out
this week. Wc had a five pound bass on
Tuesday evening," Emmett Tomlin.
Mackenzie Mumcapl Water Authority,
said.
"Bass arc hitting top-water lures.
Wc'vc seen some nice crappicscoming
out in the evenings," Tomlin said.
People need to remember the state
has a 10 inch limit on crappic. Wc all
need to be careful to throw them hack if
they arc below the limit.
"Folks arc catching Channel Cat on
jug lines and trout lines."
"The water has been clear and beau
tiful," he said.
tivc director of the SwishcrCounty ASCS
office, pointed out that the extension
docs not apply to haying CRP aca'agc. It
covers only grazing.
"All CRP participants who applied to
hay their CRP acreage must have that
acreage haled by Sept. 30," he said
CRP panic ipan is who applied to graze
their CRP acreage from July through
Sept. 30 will now have the opportunity
to graze that acreage through Nov. 30 at
no additional charge, "provided they file
a request in this office before Sept. 30,'
Womack stipulated
CRP producers who did not file a
request to graze some of the CRP acre
age during the July through September
penod may now apply to graze from
OcL 1 through Nov. 30.
"Producers must meet all the eligibil-
ity requirements in addition to prepay
ing a grazing fee of 8 percent of their
CRPannual rental rate per acre times the
number of acres grazed, he said
Livestock must be removed fnvn all
CRP acreage before Dec. 1.
"Anyone who has cattle grazing cur
ingthcOcL 1-Nov. Vtpcnod must certify
to the acreage grazed and the number of
cattle that grazed by Dec 15, Womack
said.
Those pnxiucers who grazed their
CRP acreage from July through Sep
temher who do not wish to request an
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