Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 24, 1989 Page: 1 of 12
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Sulphur Springs
VOL 111-MO. 20.
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Milk production projected to rise
Stiff and Wire Report
WASHINGTON (API—
ins ebst effects
, .. D*iry
farmers are still feeling
of last year’s drought, but Agricul-
1989
ihcr
County will probably follow that
lead cow mto the bam.
“I wouldn't doubt that." County
Agent Gordon Ford said, referring
to another boost in milk production
in Hopkins County. However, he
said producers will find their cows
continuing to suffer the results of
the drought into 1989.
“You know, we didn't make any
hay. That’s our problem. If we con-
tinue to have a mild winter, that
will help us out If we can get by
with another 30 days of mild
weather, we’ll be able to start graz-
ing. That will cut down on the
amount we will have to feed," Ford
said.
Jerry Epting, director of Hopkins
County’s Agriculture Stabilization
and Conservation Service, ad-
ministrates a recently approved
federal drought relief program
they normally produced feed, then
the feed that they lost, in most
cases should be replaced through
the emergency feed program. Those
who did not produce feed — well.
I’m sure the higher costs will have
set them back. r
The Agriculture Department's
Economic Research Service said
Monday. “Drought-caused in-
creases in feed costs probably will
have some effect on milk output in
the first half, but 1989 milk produc-
tion is likely to total about the same
Wilkerson
charged
with murder
A charge of murder has been
filod against Johnny Ray Wilker-
son of Sulphur Springs who was
initially charged with capital
murder. District Attorney Frank
Long said Tuesday.
wilkerson is charged in the
shooting death of Rena Lyne
White, who was abducted from a
Sulphur Springs motel Sept 20.
1987. according k> police reports
at the time.
Lot* declined to comment on
the reason for seeking the leaser
charge. Conviction of murder
brings a penalty of from five
years to life in
$10,000 fine, the district attorney
prisop and a
said.
Trial for Wilkerson is set for
Feb. 6 in Mount Vterooa, Franklin
County, after court-appointed
Cobb of Mount Pleasant sought
the change of venae from Hop-
kins County, arguing pretnal
publicity would prejudice a jury.
Presiding State District Judge
Lanay Ramsay granted the
1
Trial over
in Wal-Mart
local case
FORT WORTH. Ttexas (AP) —
Sanctions against the founder of
W-Mart Stores Inc. for his failure
to testify in a lawsuit involving the
Sulphur Springs stone have been
vacated by a state district court.
Judge Bruce Auld on Friday
vacated an order for sanctions of
$11.53 million for Sam Walton’s
failve to appear in a personal in-
jury lawsuit filed by Ambew Car-
rizales against Wal-Mart and man-
ager Jerry Rand.
Camzales claimed that, while
shopping at the company's Sulphur
Springs store in 1986. he slipped
and fell on clear oil covering the
floor.
A jury in the sbp-and-fall case
ruled that WU-Mart must pay
$36j000 to Camzales for his in-
Slide ride
Charlie Crews, second grader, and Justin Kalwfcki, first grade, took
time out at recess to enjoy the warm weather by riding the slide.
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Both students are from
School.
-Staff state by Rickard Hail
Bill calls for sex
abstinence class
AUSTIN (AP) — School dis-
tricts shouldn't tench sex education
without instructing teen agers on
the importance of abstinence,
epresentatives of several groups
The groups supported a bill to
require school districts that teach
sex education to include informa-
tion on abstinence as ti* only reli-
able way of preventing sexually
transmitted diseases and unwanted
pregnancies.
Bill sponsor Kenneth Armbnstcr
aid tfudier indicate tint sex educa-
tion courses that teach birth control
— but do not make abstinence the
— “may actually be a factor
sexual activity of
Armbnstcr. tin (Mher of two
teen-agers, said current sex educa-
tion courses reflea the altitude of
“Well, you know how to was when
you were that age or, kids are going
to do it anyway.'
"We’re here to tell you that
Texas youngsters don’t always feel
that that’s true, that not all kids am
ox, not afl
that it's the right
thmg to do to be engaged in dm —
that it's not a shield tint they can
hang up as an award. It should be
the other way.** Sen. Armbnster, D-
Vicioria. told a Monday news con-
ference. «
He mid he had been asked if the
bill was m
morals on young
important that this be taught."
Armbnstcr said sex educatiqn
courses including abstinence at
ready are in place m the Victoria.
Crockett, Lufkin, Converse Judson,
Sweetwater. Natalia and Comal
school districts.
Appearing in support of the
Armbrister bill were representatives
of Project Sex Respect; Texans for
Better Health; Concerned Women
for America; Citizens for Excel-
lence in Education in San Antonio;
and State Bored of Education
member John Shields, also of San
Antonio.
"Kids need to know the truth,
and that truth includes that saving
rex for marriage is the healthiest
choice they can make,** said Ann
Newman of the San Antonio or-
ganization.
PM Socia of Wroo, a national
consultant for Sex Reject, said
refraining from pre-mredai sex is
or^rrring’h^ybdmvior."
She said sexual awareness pro-
gram taught ia n*™** over the
pact 20 years Chave highly benefi-
ted contraceptive prophylactic
________ done very hole
to nop sexual activity among ore
Of Saa An-'
jTTtT YrmnlreR
tonio, Erector of
Health, mid in an
virus AIDS "society i
or slightly higher than the year be-
fore
Milk production rose to a record
level of 1453 billion pounds in
1988, due entirely to a boost of al-
most 3 percent in milk output per
cow. The number of cows declined
by 1 percent to a record low aver-
age of 10.2 million head during the
year.
In Hopkins County. 1988 found
850 million pounds of milk
produced, up from 7J9 million
pounds in 1987.
“We’re just getting more milk
per cow because of new tech-
nology. Production per cow is up.”
Ford said.
The government report said,
’“Any production rises should be
easily absogbqd by a 1 percent to 3
percent rise in commercial use.
Government purchases probably
will decline to 5 billion to 7 billion
pounds, milk equivalent, from 8.8
billion in 1988.
The department buys surplus
cheese, butter and non fat dry milk
to support the price of milk paid to
fanners by dealers.
Retail dairy prices rose in De-
cember and are higher than they
have been in recent yean at this
time, the report said. Over all of
1989, retail prices of dairy products
are expected to gain an average of
2 percent to 4 percent, compared
with last year's 2 percent.
“A late-1988 surge in domestic
commercial use of milk and dairy
products is combining with a
vigorous export demand for non-fat
dry milk to create strong dairy
markets in early 1989,” the report
said.
Perry’s hit across
state by burglars
By DANA L. DURHAM
Newt-Telegram Staff
victim to a v'tvc of burglaries that
began in mid December, police said
Tuesday.
Po'ice officials have linked the
safe burglary last weekend to a man
and woman believed responsible
for as many as 10 other burglaries
at Perry Brothers stores throughout
the stale.
“Through an investigation, we
found that there ia I very similar
M.O. (method of operation) be-
tween our store and ail the other
stores,” Ll Detective Ron Ptaxco
said.
“We feel we were one of die vic-
tims to be added to the list of Perry
Brothers store burglaries.:’ he said.
Burglars hit the Sulphur Springs
store M 1179 S. Broadway Sl some
ume between its closing Friday and.
its opening Saturday morning, ac-
cording to a police report.
Entry was gained apparently by
prying open die loose lower portion
of a rear door. Once inside, the
burglars walked throughout die
store, rearranging items in various
displays and damaging merchan-
dise, die report states.
A money safe in an office area
was pried open, and about $700
was taken. In addition, three
bicycles were stolen.
Plaxco said a “sizeable amount"
of cash and "some” bicycles have
been taken in the rash of Perry
Brothers store burglaries, which
began Dec. 9 at the store in Tahoka.
The couple suspected in the
burglaries is believed to be travel-
ing “from town to town” in a 1974
gray-black, or charcoal Dodge van
bearing Virginia license plate num-
ber 1CQ572.
Ptrereo Hid, “We have their
vehicle description, and there are
felony warrants out for one while
male and one white female...
“What they do ia when they
come into a small town, they nor-
mally May at a motel close to the
Perry'Alorc. They ride bicycles to
the store. That way. their van is not
seen moving by diejwlice."
In most cases. Sulphur Springs
police believe local citizens are
responsible for burglaries in the
city. “But, this is one of dir first
times in a while where we had a
burglary and we felt like it fits out-
of-state suspects." ,
As a result of the local incident,
Plaxco believes the burglars have
moved into die East Texas area, and
he has notified neighboring cities
with Percy Brothers stores of the
incident in Sulphur Springs.
“I think diey go into an area and
hit all the stores in that area, like
Franklin, Center and Buffalo are
within 30 to 40 miles of each
other,” he said.
In addition to Ikhoka and Sul-
phur Springs, other Perry Brothers
stores burglarized include those in
Scnora on Dec. 11; Colorado City,
Dec. 19; Dekalb. Dec. 25; Electra,
Jan. 1; Shamrock. Jan. 6; Stephen
ville, Jan. 9; Franklin. Jan. 13; Cen-
terville, Jan. 18; and Buffalo. Jan.
19.
Some Perry Brothers stores in
other cities have recendy reported
attempted burglaries. “It's apparent
they nave stopped in Texas and
have been woriung pretty heavy
since Dec. 9,” Plaxco said.
He encouraged anyone spotting a
vehicle matching the description of
the burglar suspects' van to im-
mediately contact a police agency.
Report rules out bites
By DANA L. DURHAM
News-Telegram Staff
An autopsy report has ruled out
dog biles as the cause of injuries to
a 4-year-old girl who died Jan. 6
following a reported dog attack
near Emory.
A1 Smith, the assistant district at-
torney for Rains County, said April
Tucker did not die as a result of the
dog attack that was reported by her
mother and stepfather.
He declined comment on the
child’s fatal injuries, saying only
that “the autopsy did rule out dog
bites as the cause of the injuries.”
The girl’s death was caused by
blood loss due to her injuries.
Smith said, referring to a copy of
the autopsy report he received
Tuesday morning.
The child's mother and step-
father, Debbie Tucker and John
Miller, have been charged with in-
jury to a child in connection with
the incident that authorities believe
occurred M mound noon Jan. 6 at
their residence about three miles
south of Emory.
Arrested Jan. 17 on warrants for
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the first degree felony, the couple
remained jailed Tuesday morning,
each on a $100,000 bond set by
Rains County Justice of the Peace
Inez Ivey.
Smith said the case will be pre-
sented to a Rains County grand jury
within the next IS days.
Rains County Sheriff Richard
Wilson reported earlier that Tucker
and Miller told officials they were
inside the house when the alleged
dog attack occurred.
t They reported that the child had
become tangled in a fence.
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 24, 1989, newspaper, January 24, 1989; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816535/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.