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Clarendon, Donle]f County, Texas, T, hu,rsday, October 25, 1973 12 ,Pages , ,, ,,,Volume I1,, ,,No,, 33
'" Donley County named BiCentennial County
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I ltistory Commission, and Pam Gsttis read the letter which
them that Doniey County has been named Texas' first
it was a dream-come-true to members of
as well as dtizens throughout the county who
project. This gives Doniey County the lead in
BI.Centennial activities for the nation's birthday.
Photo by Richard Allen]
ncs meet ......
aude Friday
Clarendon Brenehos, fresh off a heart-shaking 1-point
Over arch-rival Memphis, crank up their football machine
night when they meet the Claude Mustangs.
observers took it for granted that the winner of the
game would win district, with little
down the road before the bi-district match.
if the Claude Mustangs have anything to do with it.
Bronchos will be favored to win when the Mustangs roll
for the game, which is at 7:30 p.m. here Friday
pushover by any means. The Claude crew
into the game a 3-3 record, having lost to state powers
temphis and Groom. They've had no trouble beating
foes.
i Mustangs are led by heralded quarterback Greg Forbes,
a more than average job of passing to Mike Campbell.
likes to hit Bill Merrell with the pass. Alongside Forbes
roup of good ground gainers.
will play at full-strength, with the exception of
Reese, who hurt his ankle in last Friday night's game.
see action, but probably will sit the game out to let his
a lot of teams left that are capable of beating us,"
Clyde Noonkester. "If we play our best like
against Memphis, we should win the rest of our games
. But we could lose if we let down on any one game."
said he was well pleased with the team's play
Memphis.
LaTonn to arrive in
Thursday
bale LaToun, who plans to open his practice st Medical
called Tuesday to report that he wm be In Clarendon
afternoon.
had planned to move here Tuesday, but was
Retting his trailer packed. He eunled hospital offidals
to that he wound be here Thursday.
s purchased the home of the late W. B. Ayers in
Clarendon, Just behind the Patching Club House.
here from Warread, Minnesota, where he has
a year. He is 38 years old, Is married and has
age 4.
deposits near $20 Mmlon
in Donley County banks reached a total of
a benk was Issued on Wednesday of last
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)oniey County State Bank reported deposits of
the close of business Wednesday. This was an
of 5105,506 over the July call.
Farmers State Bank reported a total deposit of
at the close of business on Wednesday, an
of 5155,354 over the July bank call.
State Bank of Hedley reported total deposits at
a decrease of5229,461 from the total deposits of
July.
showed a big Jump over the same call one year ago.
for the county are up nearly 52 million over last
becominf00 first in Texas to receive title
When the United States of America cele-
brates her 200th birthday in 1976, Donley
County citizens will have a front row seat in
the celebration. The American Revolution
Bi-Centennial Commission of Texas
unanimously approved Donley County's
application as an officially designated county
to celebrate the nation's birth, the first
county in the State of Texas to be so
designated.
Donley County is awaiting word from
Washington on national recognition of the
county as a national bi-centennial county.
The state commission has submitted the
county's program for national recognition.
Letters of congratulation have been
received from Gov. Dolph Briscoe, U.S.
Sens. Lloyd Bentsen and John Tower, U.S.
Rep. Bob Price, and State Sen. Max
Sherman. All have praised the county's
program for the bi-centennial celebration.
The planning and organizing of the
Bicentennial celebration is being done by
The Donley County Living History
Commission. This Commission is a
non-profit corporation, whose work belongs
to the people of Donley County. Every man,
woman, and child in Donley County can
participate. Various committees will be
meeting in the next few months. As these
meetings are published, residents may find
the area in vich they wnt towork and join
in the excitin planning for Donley County's
Bicentennial Celebration. Donley County's
celebration will begin in April, 1974, and
continue developing through the summer of
1976.
Mayor M. L. VanArsdel of Howardwick,
Mayor D. E. Boliver of Hedley, Mayor Flip
Breedlove of Clarendon, and County Judge
Billie Christal have worked with the Living
History Commission to get official Texas
endorsement. Our county will join other lead
cities and areas across the nation in setting
up the celebration of the 200th birthday of
our country.
Besides the team work of local officials
which enable Donley County to receive
official designation, Curly Monroe and Jupe
Johnson have given valuable assistance in
traffic pl&nning. County Commissioners
Gene White and Jess Finley are providing
invaluable services to the celebration.
Commissioners Junior Hill and John
Swinney also have helped to support
Bicentennial Plans. And where else could
community effort have been more apparent
than in the "VVomanless Wedding," where
local men working together provided an
entertainment for a community that was
willing to participate as an audience.
Many other people in the community have
Auto theft suspects
wreck county jail cells
Three Colorado youths were arrested Friday afternoon in a
stolen car from Trinidad, Colorado. The arrest was made by
Chief of Police Gary Gerdes and Sheriff Frank Lindsey.
Gerdes had noticed the trio entering stores around town, and
officers waited for the three youths to return to the car and then
stopped them. The officers checked with the National Crime
Information Center (NCIC) and found that the car had been
reported stolen. This arrest made the second "hit" in two days
for Gerdes from NCIC reports of stolen vehicles.
Justice of the Peace Carroll Lewis set bond of $2,500.00 on
Donald Thibodeau, 18, William Myers, 17, and Jackie White, 17,
all of Pueblo, Colorado.
The three were transferred to the Potter County Jail in
Amarillo and put in a maximum security cell. The reasons for
this were twofold: one, the Donley County Jail's three cells were
full and two, the three Colorado youths completely wrecked the
runaround in which they were confined. The three broke all the
windows, flooded the runaround and generally made a mess of
things, according to Gerdes.
Gerdes said this emphasized Donley County's need for a
better jail. The present jail's limited capacity forced the police to
keep the three prisoners in the runaround, which gave them
access to all windows.
agreed to work on committees, provide
research and work toward an exciting
Celebration.
The Boy Scouts under the leadership of
Tommy Saye are planning participation in
the Celebration.
The Clarendon Chamber of Commerce,
the Lions Club of Howardwick, Hedley,
Clarendon, and the Kiwanis Club have all
voiced their support.
Community effort and teamwork make a
winning combination for a wonderful Donley
County Bicentennial.
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THE CLARENDON LIONS CLUB observed its Slat annivemm
Tuesday night with a banquet, which was attended by over 125
persons. Meeting for a chat following the banquet were Lion
District Governor Bm McMinn, Mrs. Allen Esthwk, Boss Liens
Allen Estlack, and Curly Hays, speaker for the event. [Press
Photo]
Lions mark 51st anniversary
dOSS LION ALLEN ESTLACK, left, presents a special award to
Tommle Saye for Saye's tireless years of working with the dty's
Bey Scouts. The award wm be made annually to an Individual
deserving special recognition of community service. [Press
Photo]
Over 125 Lions, wives and guests attended the 51st annual
Ladies Night Lions Club Banquet Tuesday night in the Clarendon
Lions Club Hall.
The crowd listened to speaker James L. (Curly) Hays, a
Southwest Conference football official and special agent for West
Texas Utilities, tell funny stories and urge residents of Donley
County to work together for progress.
"If you all join hands to work for your goalS," Hays said,
"you'll find that the community can accomplish the many
projects needed for the community."
Lion Beryl Clinton was master of ceremonies. Lion R. E.
Drennan directed the group in several songs and the pledge of
allegiance to the flag. Don Stone gave the invocation, and dinner
was served.
A menu of fruit salad, turkey and dressing, sweet potatoes.
green beans, pea salad, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, hot rolls
and cherry cobbler was served.
Guests were introduced by Clinton. including District
Governor Bill McMinn, Howardwick President Vernon Berry,
Zone Chairman Glenn Doty, and Kiwanis President Basil Smith.
A special guest was Mrs. H. T. Burton, wife of the late H. T.
Burton, who was a charter member of the Clarendon Lions Club.
It was pointed out that Mrs. Burton attended the first Ladies
Night dinner 51 years ago.
Boss Lion Allen Estlack made announcements and presented
special awards.
He thanked the banquet committe, and gave perfect
attendance pins to J. D. Little, one year; R. E. Drennan. 2 years;
Homer Estlack, 27 years; and Carl AUmond, 29 years.
Estlack reported that the pancake supper and the light bulb
sale were big successes.
The highlight of Estlack's presentation was the giving of a
special award to Tommie Says for his many years of outstanding
service to the Boy Scouts of Clarendon.
Following the speaker's talk, a plaque of barbed wire was
presented to Hays.
Hospital appeal thrown out
Appeals Court refuses to consider lawsuit
The Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo this week threw out an
appeal filed by the Donley County Hospital District involving the
settlement of a suit between the district and Dr. George W.
Smith.
The appeal involved a settlement made last spring by the
hospital district and Smith. The district, in the spring of 1972,
filed a suit against Dr. Smith, and Smith had countered with a
$300,000 suit against the district for failure to honor his contract.
The lawsuits were settled in the spring of 1973 when an
agreement was reached between the district and Smith that a
sum of $48,000 be paid to Smith.
After the settlement was made, a new board was elected to run
the hospital district, and that board voted to appeal the
settlement to the Court of Civil Appeals, in an effort to have the
$48,000 settlement set aside.
3he court threw the appeal out of court because the required
$48,000 bond was not put up by the board. The court ruled that
the amount of the settlement in question must be put up in bond
for the appeal to be considered. Hospital attorney Mike Sanders
had not put up the $48,000 bond, so the court ruled that the
appeal could not be made.
The time limit has already passed for filing an appeal, so the
district cannot re-file the appeal.
The hospital board did not budget any payment to Smith when
the budget was approved in June, so this week's action by the
Court of Civil Appeals could cause a delimma for the bod.
