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The Trenchwalker
... See Page 2-A
Pix Of Chemical
Lime, Inc. Dedication
... See Pages 2 & 3-B
Bosque Valley Golf
Tourney Becomes History
... See Sports, 4&5 -A
Whopper Squash Grown
In Backyard Garden
... See Photo, Page 7-A
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1982
The Clifton Record
© 1982. The Clifton Record, All Rights Reserved
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THURSDAY,
JULY 1.1982
VOL. 87, NO. 26
CLIFTON, TEXAS 76634 - 25 Cents Per Copy
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First Such Kiln In North America
Chemical Lime, Inc. Fires Up New
$10 Million Maerz-Warwick Kiln
By W. Leon Smith
Clifton Record Editor
Approximately 120 em-
ployees, wives, manufac-
turers, customers, and dig-
nitaries were on hand Tues-
day afternoon as Chemical
Lime, Inc., of Clifton dedi-
cated its number three kiln,
a Maerz/Warwick Double
Shaft vertical kiln, the first
upright coal burning kiln in
North America, which is
capable of producing 600
tons of processed lime per
day.
This expansion, which
marks the completion of
three kilns since Chemical
Lime, Inc. came into being
in 1970, brings the number
of employees at the plant to
130 and will enable the
company to produce more at
greater efficiency than ever
before.
Cutting the ribbon to
allow a bottle of champagne
to smash into the side of the
new kiln was Mrs. Pete
Lewis, mother-in-law of
Tom Chambers, President
of Chemical Lime, Inc. Mr.
Chambers welcomed those
present, offering a brief
history of the plant, which
was followed by a compre-
hensive tour of the added
facilities.
Itwasin1970 that Chemi-
cal Lime Products (in exist-
ance since 1966) became
known as Chemical Lime,
Inc. This was when the first
kiln, a horizontal rotary kiln,
was built. Then in 1977,
another rotary kiln was
added, along with other
facilities that go along to
support greater production.
And this week kiln number
three was officially unveil-
ed. Estimated cost of this
latest expansion is $10 mill-
ion.
According to Don Fin-
stad, treasurer at Chemical
Lime, Inc., the plant encom-
passes more than 2,000
acres, enough to produce
limestone for over 100
years.
Following dedication
ceremonies, those present
rode to the quarry site
where they witnessed an
explosion designed to loos-
en limestone from a 43-foot
face so that it can be loaded
ontoaeuclid, crushed in the
new Gundlach crusher, and
See LIME, Page8-A
After Crawler In Landfill Burns
City Council Holds
Emergency Meeting
‘Record’ Wins Award For Sports
Coverage In Annual TPA Contest
For the third year in a row
The Clifton Record has been
declared an award-winner
in the annual Texas Press
Association newspaper con-
tests, this year winning
fourth place in Sports Cov-
erage.
Competing in Division 6
(weekly newspapers with a
2,000 to 4,000 circulation),
The Record was awarded a
fourth-place certificate at
the 1982 Summer TPA Con-
vention in San Antonio on
Friday. On hand to accept
the award and represent
The Clifton Record were
Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Smith, co-publishers.
Entered in the Sports Cov-
erage contest were Jan. 29
and Feb. 12,1981, issues. I n
charge of sports for The
Record is Mr. Robert Bal-
dridge, Jr., who is also
publisher emeritus. He is a
former Record owner, pub-
lisher, and managing edi-
tor. Judges in the contest
were Nebraska newspaper-
men.
Other newspapers in this
area to wi n awards were The
Hamilton Herald-News
(2nd in column writing and
4th in news photos), The
McGregor Mirror (fourth in
column writing), and The
Waco Tribune-Herald (sev-
eral awards, including
sweepstakes for larger dai-
lies).
Awards are given for first
through fourth places in the
contests.
This
Week In
Clifton
THURSDAY, JULY 1
• BCCFA Aerobics, 10-11 a.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
Conservatory.
• Central Texas Fair Work Session, 6:30 p.m.,
Livestock Barn.
FRIDAY, JULY 2
• Clifton Record Office closed.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
• INDEPENDENCE DAY
MONDAY, JULY 5
• Nurse’s Clinic, 10 a.m.-12 noon, 1-3 p.m., Public
Health Office, behind Sunset Home.
TUESDAY, JULY 6
• BCCFA Aerobics, 10-11 a.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
Conservatory.
SPORTS AWARD-The Clifton Record was
awarded a certificate for fourth place in Sports
Coverage in the 1982 Texas Press Association
newspaper contest. Announcement came at the
summer TPA convention in San Antonio on Friday.
Pictured with the highly-coveted certificate is Record
Sports Editor Robert Baldridge, Jr., who is an avid
sports fan and participant [when it comes to golf).
Judges commenting on the entries stated ‘‘Good
display and continuity, balance excellent. Enjoyable
reading.”
—Clifton Record Photo
A Wed nesday, J u ne 23 f i re
at the Clifton City landfill
prompted an emergency
City Council meeting Friday
morning at 11 a.m., which
was attended by the mayor,
’he city secretary, three
^idermen, and two visitors,
Bob West and Don McCra-
ry.
The fire occurred around 2
p.m. Wednesday, accord-
ing to Fire Chief Joe White,
in which a Model 941
Caterpillar crawler suffered
what has been termed ‘ ‘ex-
tensive” damage. The trac-
tor is said to have caught
fire while in operation mov-
ing garbage at the landfill.
Cause of the fire has been
described as ‘‘uncertain,”
but City Secretary Daryl
Lusk said at Friday’s emer-
gency meeting that “pos-
sibly we ran over some wire
and it got in there” causing
the machine to overheat.
Other speculation was that
perhaps fire originated from
the Caterpillar's electrical
system, or that perhaps the
water pump was faulty.
At Friday’s meeting May-
or Charles Isenhower told
aldermen that no one actu-
ally knows the extent of the
damage to the crawler, but
“We’ve been considering
buying another unit any-
way." He commented that
the equipment has had to be
serviced extensively recent-
ly, and that machines such
as this usually have a life of
about five to six years.
Clifton’s Model 941 is nine
years old, he said, adding,
“We have to have some-
thing out there to keep
going. We certainly can’t
operate that landfill without
equipment.”
He said that due to the
nature of the situation, its
being an emergency, that
the City can ask for legiti-
mate bids from more than
one bidder and therefore
bypass advertisement for
bids on a new machine.
He suggested that rather
than attempting to replace
the damaged equipment
with a like or similar model,
that the City instead accept
bids on a less-expensive
four-wheel-type compactor
with rubber encased
wheels, and contract out the
digging of pits at the land-
fill. “When we need todig a
pit, hire a contractor to
comeoutand dig that pit for
us,” he said. "You save
enough money on the pur-
chase price to do a lot of
digging.” He noted that
with larger equipment that
could handle digging also,
added interest rates, fuel
costs to operate it, and
repair bills make it unfeas-
ible.
' 'We have talked about the
possibility of contracting
out the whole system, ’ ’ said
Isenhower. “I don’t think it
would make any difference
if we bought the machine or
not, if you decide that you
wanted to go the contract,
because I think that any-
body that went into the
contract thing with the City
of Clifton would have to
have a machine out there.
Thing is, we’ve got to have
something out there."
Following questions by the
three aldermen present,
Charles Rummel, Willie
Wenzel, and Leon Smith, it
was pointed out that the
machine that burned was
not insured because of the
high rates to insure such
property, that to contract
out thedigging of pits would
cost the City about $25 per
hour when done, that the
City had a qualified opera-
tor on-the crawler when the
See CITY, Page 8-A
Commissioners Discuss Allocation
, *
Of Road Funds Among Precincts
Bosque County Commis-
sioners during a special
session of the Commission-
ers Court Friday discussed
what County Judge C.K.
“Chock” Word tabbed as a
“difficult decision," and
that is how to divide lateral
road funds andr vehicle
registration funds for 1983
among the four commis-
sioner precincts now that
reapportionment enters the
picture.
Judge Word explained
that during establishment
of the 1982-83 budget in
July (fiscal year to begin in
October) the problem of
dividing funds will be cum-
bersome since the first
three months of the fiscal
year lies in the last quarter
of this year prior to the
effectiveness of reappor-
tionment, and the last nine
months lie in 19&J, under
reapportionment of pre-
cincts. The shift in bounda-
ries and number of people
living in precincts will make
the distribution of moneys
to the precincts difficult, he
contended.
Commissioner J. Paul Ho-
ward of Precinct 4 told the
others that he did not think
dividing funds according to
numbers of miles of road to
be maintained would be
fair. “When you propose to
goby mileage on rot-ids, that’
kite won't fly," he com-
mented, adding that traffic
is also a consideration. He
noted that he does not have
as many roads to maintain
as the other commissioners,
but that his roads are
traveled on more due to
population and therefore
must be maintained more
often.
Commissioner Howard
said that he wouId be willing
to split a percentage of all
the money, but not all of it.
"It costs me as much for
loaders as ydu, but I just
don’t have as many roads,"
he said.
Commissioner Ray Miller
of Precinct 1 said that he
would not be willing to
forfeit any of his funds
either. “I haven’t shot a
mile of new road since I've
been in. It'sall been re-do,”
he replied.
Commissioner Howard
told the others, "How many
dollars are you going to take
away from me? That’s what
it comes down to."
Commissioner Pete Page
of Precinct 2 suggested that
more accurate figures con-
cerning the number of miles
in each precinct be collect-
ed, and that roads be
categorized as to use and
type. Then, he said, this
information can be combin-
ed and plugged into a
formula to determine fi-
nancial need in each pre-
cinct.
Commissioner James S.
White of Precinct 3 com-
See COUNTY, Page 8-A
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safe
BEFORE & AFTER THE FIRE-The Caterpillar
that burned [pictured in top photo jnoperation about
three weeks prior to last week s fire] is shown
following the fire in the bottom photo.
—Clifton Record Photos
Possibly More?
Will Mix-Up Cost City
*1,500.00 Per Month?
The Clifton Record learned last week that
misinformation concerning a presentation that
occurred at the June 8 meeting of the Clifton City
Council could result in the City's losing about $1,500
per month that was expected, possibly more.
City Secretary Daryl Lusk made a presentation on
June 8 in behalf of Centex Sanitation Company, in
which he asked that the company be allowed to use
the Clifton City landfill for garbage collected in
Meridian, at a rate of $500 per week for three loads of
garbage a week or $750 a week for four loads a week.
Following recommendation by Mayor Charles
Isenhower, but apparent hesitation on the part of the
Council, a motion to allow the company to dump was
approved on a split decision (Aldermen Davis,
Rummel, B. Smith, and Wenzel voting “for" and L.
Smith "against”). Action came following discussion
centered upon the "offered” rate by the company as
compared to the questioned longevity of the City’s
landfill should continued dumping from entities
“outside” the city occur.
Secretary Lusk told The Record Friday that it was
brought to his attention following the meeting that
the company’s offer was not $500 and $750 per week,
instead being that much per “month."
Lusk said that one of the aldermen, upon finding out
the mistake, commented that he wished the City
hadn't allowed the company to use the dump. "I
believe the guy (the company) can take us to court,
now,” said Lusk. “I don’t believe we can make him
pay more than what you’re making another man with
the same size truck pay. You’re discriminating
against him if you are.” Supposedly, other companies
from time to time pay less.
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