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The Clifton Record
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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
AWARD WINNER
1980
VOL. 85 NO. 26
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CLIFTON, TEXAS 76634
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1980
Severe Weather Leaves Trail Qf Destruction
A severe thunderstorm
carrying high winds and tta|l
passed through the Cliftpii
area Friday night, June 2D
leaving behind a trail (tf
destruction. Damage occur-
ing in all forms from broken
tree limbs to destruction of
barns and other buildings
reached most parts of Bos-
que County.
The major damage occured
3Vj miles east of Clifton on
FM 219. Six turkey barns
owned by Clif-Tex Turkeys
were completely destroyed
by the winds. Only two q£
the barns were in use at the
time. They contained 10,000
breeding hens. Three Mexi-
can Nationals were inside ttib
barns collecting eggs when
the storm hit at approximate-
ly 9:10 p.m. according to
clocks inside the barns which
stopped then. Only one of
the men received injuries.
Other damage on the proper-
ty owned by Clif-Tex Turi
keys, which is a partnership
between Mrs. Rosemary Al-
len of Waco, Mr. and Mrs.
W.T. Thompson of Gifton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Scroggins of Clifton, was the
overturning of a trailer house
and the tearing down of a
small hay barn. According to
Mr. W.T. Thompson, the
damages will total between
reoair.
Mrs. G.A. Ender reported
that she had several small
buildings blown away and
severe damage to her house
roof.
Six large trees and several
other smaller trees were
destroyed by the winds at the
Hulen Aars home. Mr. and
Mrs. Aars live 2 miles
southeast of Clifton on the
road to Cayote. Mr. Aars
reported that his electricity
went off at 8:40 p.m. and
didn’t return until 9:50 p.m.
A barn belonging to Paul
Howard, believed to have
been struck by lightning,
burned to the ground.
Clifton Volunteer Fire De-
partment responded to the
call but arrived too late to
save the barn. The barn
contained 2000 bales of hay.
The barn was on land owned
by Mr. Howard located 10
miles northwest of Clifton on
FM 708 in the Harmony
Community.
Three men who were re-
turning from Lake Whitney
reported that they drove into
the storm. They were
driving at 55 MPH when the
wind slowed the truck down
to 10 MPH. The men
stopped and fled to the ditch
v—t. to seek protection. One of
JltfTv the men stated that the wind
Thompson estimated that settled down then all of a
HIGH WINDS—High winds Friday night, June 20 destroyed several bams and other
buildings in the Womack area. Tin and other wreckage was scattered In surrounding
fields.
—Gifton Record Photo
‘Clifton Record’ Wins 3rd
In TPA Editorial Contest
3000-4000 turkeys were kill-
ed.
Across the road from the
turkey barns, property be-
longing to W.O. (Pelly) Gloff
was covered with tin and
other debris. Mr. Gloff
reported damage to four
barns. 15-20 cattle, and
fences. 10 of the injured
cattle had broken legs.
One mile down the road a
house belonging to Vivian
Ender was picked up twice
by the wind and laid down on
its side. The house was
unoccupied at the time.
Plans were being made to
remodel the house, but the
wind broke most of the
beams making it unable to
sudden whistling began and
the major force of the storm
hit. He said that they were
unable to see if it was
actually a tornado. When the
men returned to their truck it
had been turned sideways in
the middle of the road.
These men wish to remain
anonymous.
Robert Howard, mainten-
ance foreman for McLennan
County Electric Co-op in
McGregor, said that 9 utility
poles were knocked over
causing about 25 people in
the Womack area to be
without electricity from 9:15
p.m. to 11:45. The blackout
affected most parts of Bos-
que County.
Central Telephone report-
ed damage to seven poles
and 2,500 feet of cable.
While all of this was
occuring around Clifton, the
people in Clifton were won-
dering what was going on.
At approximately 8:30 p.m.
the alarm went off in Clifton
indicating that a tornado had
been sighted in the area.
According to Joe White,
Clifton Fire Chief, the alarm
was not sounded by the Fire
Department or any other
officials. The alarm continu-
ed off and on for hours
prompting a search by the
Firemen. They followed the
line until they found the
problem on top of the Gifton
Record building. A small
television antenna had blown
across the line making a
direct connection between it
and a power line thus
causing the alarm to sound.
The false sounding bffhe
alarm actually served a pur-
pose by signaling of the
severe weather and to seek
shelter. Chief White said if it
had been an actual tornado
the alarm would have been
one solid blast unlike the
inconsistency of the one
Friday.
This Week In
Clifton
By Margie Martin
Thursday, June 26
12:00 p.m.—Rotary Gub, Downtown Restaurant
12:00 p.m.—First Baptist Church, luncheon & Bible-
study
6:00 p.m.—Bluebonnet Art Craft Club, Game Party at
Clubhouse, FM 3118
7:00 p.m.—First Baptist Church Booster Band
7:30 p.m.—First Baptist Church Revival, evening
service
7:30 p.m.—Jaycees, Civic Center
Friday, June 27
12:05 p.m.—First Baptist Church, luncheon & Bible-
study
7:00 p.m.—First Baptist Church Booster Band
7:30 p.m.—First Baptist Church Revival, evening
service
Saturday, June 28
Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament, Bosque Valley
Golf Club
7:30 p.m.—First Baptist Church Revival, evening
service
Sunday, June 29
12:00 p.m.—First Baptist Church, Dinner on the
grounds, following morning service
Monday, June 30
9:00 a.m.—Public Health Clinic, P.H. Region 6
Sub-Station, behind Sunset Home
7:00 p.m.—Parenting Gass, presented by MHMR, City
Hall
Tuesday, July 1
Bosque County Art Gub, Lean Years & Collections, 215
N. Ave. D.
Ladies Day, Bosque YftiJ|gy Golf Gub
9:30 a.m.—Young People’s Class,
Summer Art
Program, Clifton schools
2:00 p.m.—Adult Gass, Summer Art Program, Gifton
schools
Wednesday, July 2
6:30 p.m.—Free Adult Education Gasses, GED & ESL
(English as a Second Language), Clifton Elementary
School
Commissioners Refuse To Close Road
Bosque County Commis-
sioners Court refused the
request of Guy B. Dickson to
close the public road which
runs through his property,
but agreed to classify the
road as a Class 3, during a
regular session Monday,
June 23 at the Bosque
County Court House in Mer-
idian.
The #3 classification will
allow Mr. Dickson to put a
gate at one end of the road.
The gate will not be locked
and the road will still be open
for public use. The purpose
of this classification is to cut
down on the traffic flow
through Mr. Dickson’s pro-
perty. The road runs from
three miles northeast of
Cranfills Gap to Highway 22.
Commissioners approved
The Clifton Record won
third place in the 1980 Texas
Press Association Editorial
Contest for weekly newspap-
ers with 1,800 to 3,500
circulation, it was announced
Friday at TPA’s 101st An-
nual Summer Convention in
Houston. A total of 53
newspapers in this circula-
tion classification were enter-
ed in contests which included
appearance, column writing,
editorial, news features,
news photo, news writing,
advertising, and sports cov-
erage.
Winning first place in the
editorial contest was the San
Jacinto News-Times, with
the Wimberly View winning
second.
Representing The Clifton
Record at the convention
were Lyndell and Lisa Smith,
son and daughter-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Smith, Clifton Record co-
publisher. Lyndell is manag-
ing editor of The Whitney
Star & Lake Whitney Shopp-
er, another publication own-
ed by J.W. and Leon Smith.
Said Leon Smith, following
the convention, “We are
proud to have won third
place in this contest, which
was judged by out-of-state
publishers. Our circulation
class had more newspapers
entered than any other,
therefore competition was
quite stiff. It was also
interesting to learn that
Lyndell, who entered a ten-
nis tournament held during
the convention, won second-
place in it.”
For winning third place in
the editorial contest, The
Record was awarded a certi-
ficate of achievement. Four-
teen newspapers won awards
in the 1,800 to 3,500 circula-
tion class.
Record editorials entered
included one concerning ac-
cess to information and one
concerning the Ku Klux
Klan.
Another county newspaper
winning a certificate at the
convention was The Valley
Mills Tribune, which was
entered in contests in the
under 1,800 circulation class.
The Tribune won third place
in sports coverage.
the agreement with the Unit-
ed States Department of the
Interior Fish & Wildlife
Service concerning trappers.
The contract will increase the
County's liability from $45 to
$500.
In other business the Com-
missioners tabled the discus-
sion on approval of the
Commissioners Conference
expenses, passed the order
regarding personal property
tax on cars, and approved the
purchase of overhead lights
for the patrol cars from Dave
Jones for $150.
Evans Implement of Clif-
ton submitted the only bid
for a used tractor for Precinct
3. The bid of $4850 was
accepted.
TILTED HOUSE—This house owned by Vivian Ender
was picked up twice by high winds which occured Friday
night, June 20 in the Womack area.
—Photo Courtesy of Bob and Margie Martin
Red Cross Blood Drive
The second of three 1980
Red Cross Blood Drives for
Clifton will be held from
noon-6 p.m. Thursday, July
10, at the Clifton Civic
Center.
A 150-pint goal has been
set for Clifton, according to
Pastor John M. Homerstad,
Chairman of the Blood Drive
Committee for the Clifton
Speak
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TURKEY BARNS—At one time these were turkey bans belonging to
Glf-Tex Turkeys. An unconfirmed twister destroyed 6 turkey bans and
scattered the wreckage for miles.
—Clifton Record Photo
Set July 10 In Clifton
Ministerial Alliance, which
organizes the annual Blood
Drives.
Members of the Goodall-
Witcher Hospital Foundation
Auxiliary and other hospital
staff members donate their
time in handling the admini-
strative duties connected
with the drive.
Qualified registered nurs-
es from the Waco Red Cross
chapter will be on hand to
actually draw the blood. A
doctor from Goodall-Witcher
Hospital is also on call, if
needed.
The local hospital is a
participant in the Red Cross
Blood Program. Donors and
their families are supplied
blood at a very low rate
wherever it is needed.
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Lovell, Mike. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1980, newspaper, June 26, 1980; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth797721/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.