EVER HEAR of a peach tree blooming In whtor? Well,
have now. TMs peach tree, which grows In the yard of Mr.
[Mrs. Bill Todd here In Clarendon, started blooming Just as
you please a few days ago, despite the time of year.
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Clarendon, Donley County, Texas
tax collections
% in October
collections in the public school, college and hospital
are well ahead of last year, according to a report issued
the Clarendon Independent School District, which collects
for all three districts.
for the coming year began October 1. Those
paid taxes during October received a 3% discount, and
people took advantage of the situation. Taxpayers get a
discount if their taxes are paid in November and a 1%
if they're paid in December. January payments get no
and taxes paid afer Feb. 1 will be charged a penalty.
school district collected taxes totaUin8 $11D,200 during
about 43% of the total assessments of $256,821.
Clarendon College District collected $40,116 during
also 43% of their assessments, which are $92,124.
Donley County Hospital District collected $43,000 during
which amounts to 43% of their total assessments of
amounts collected in October are quite a bit above last
"commented Mrs. Bob Trout, who collects the
;t 70% complete
County's milo harvest, the largest in 10 years, is
70% completed, with almost 30,000,000 pounds
come into the two city grain elevators. The rest of the
IS in after the. first killing freeze.
gram is good and the milo is getting $3.80 per
over $1,000,000 worth of milo having come
city elevators in the past few weeks.
reasons for the large crop are that the rains came at the
the weather conditions were good and that there were
acres of grain planted this year.
2A still 3-way tie
district 2A football race remained In a 3-way tie Friday
as all three district leaders won their games handily.
McLean, Claude beat Wheeler, ami Memphis
Wellington. All three leaders have lost one game In
play.
the tie remains when the season is over, wMch Is very
the three teams would flip to see who represents the
the playoffs. All three teams will be favored to win the
*[ their pm.
Usgy, peseh us bloom In fl spd d flw yEwr, hm flls o
apparently didn't know that this is November. It could only
happen In Clarendon. [Press Photo by Richard Allen]
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Fuel shortage hampers Donley County
The fuel shortage is hitting Donley County in a big way, but
the main thrust seems to be on county farmers, who are being hit
with the shortage in crisis proportions.
All kinds of fuel--gasoline, diesel and propane--are in short
supply, but the biggest shortage is diesel.
The federal government has put a mandatory allotment system
on diesel, ruling that no buyer can use any more diesel fuel than
he used the same month last year. This puts things in bad shape
for Donley County farmers for several reasons.
First, the weather was bad during October and November last
year, and farmers didn't get into the fields much during the two
months, thus they used a minimal amount of fuel last year.
This year, the weather has been excellent, and farmers have
been working from daylight to dark. But, they can get only as
much diesel as they got last year, so they've been cut off. One
local seller of diesel said he hadn't had any to sell in 10 days.
"I can't sell it if I don't have itI" he said.
So, some farmers are having to slow their farming pace to
coincide with last year.
What ff you farmed with butane last year and bought a diesel
tractor this year? Well, you're probably out of luck, since the
federal allotment system doesn't allow for you to have any fuel.
Some moves are being made by the government to provide a
limited amount of fuel to new buyers of diesel, but it will take a
lot of red tape, and they still won't get enough fuel.
Another factor in the diesel shortage is the expanded use of
farm land. Last year, much of the land in the county wasn't
farmed due to the set-aside farm programs. This year, the
government has adopted a "fence to fence" farming program,
and much more land is being farmed. But, the allotment
program says you can't buy any more fuel than last year, so if
more land has been taken on, the fuel crisis hits again.
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The propane shortage isn't quite as bad as the diesel
shortage--that is, not now. Donley County had an early winter
last year, and a lot of propane was used early in the winter. This
year, the temperatures have been warmer, and little fuel has
been used for heating. Since propane sales have been placed on
an allotment basis too, that means that propane is more available
this year than diesel. But, as the winter grows colder, local
suppliers are worried about propane running short. Some
suppliers are already running short, others are expecting
shortages in the next month or two.
Gasoline is beginning to run short, too. Suppliers are getting
the same amount of gasoline as they did last year, but usage is
obviously up, so the shortage exists.
Gasoline prices are soaring, too. Most dealers got a 3c a gallon
increase this week, putting regular grade gasoline at 39c a
gallon, up 8c a gallon over the same time last year. And more
price hikes are expected. One local wholesaler reported that he
was unable to supply one of his stations for 10 days in October.
The station bought some gasoline elsewhere and didn't have to
close.
So, the fuel situation in Donley County is beginning to get
critical, and the outlook for county farmers signals problems
ahead.
Fertilizer is short--
prices are soaring
Fuel isn't the only thing that's short for Donley Ceenty
farmers.
Local fertilizer dealers reported Fdday that fertilizer is short in
the county, with the situation likely to get much worse as the
year goes on.
And besides getting short, fertilizer has Jumped In price--up
from 520 to $30 a ton over last month's price.
"It's getting scarce and high!" said one fertilizer dealer.
m
McLEAN--It took 'em awhile, but the Clarendon Bronchos
finally got wound up and showed some of that championship
style here Friday night, shutting down the McLean Tigers 28-0
before a crowd of Clarendon folks that was larger than the home
crowd of McLean.
The Tigers played a game of ball control during the first period
of play, letting the Bronchos have the ball just once during the
entire quarter, but ings turned around in the secoud perked to
put the Bronchos on the winning track.
Even though the going was close in the first period, the
statistics of the game coincide with the lopsided score. The
Bronchos gained 385 yards total offense, while holding the
Tigers to 207 total yards.
The Bronchos gained 350 yards on the ground, mainly with the
heroic running of stars Kenneth King and Jerry Holland.
Holland was the game's leading rusher, gaining 147 yards in 20
carries. King rained 140 yards in 16 carries. Tony Wallace,a
freshman who played his first varsity football Friday night,
gained 27 yards in 7 carries, including a touchdown. Johnny
Gerner ran for 24 yards in two carries, and quarterback Randy
Croslin gained 12 yards in 6 carries.
The Broncho defense held the Tigers to 172 rushing yards and
35 yards through the air. The Tigers completed 4 of 9 passes for
35 yards. Croslin completed 2 out of 5 passes for 35 yards,
including two interceptions.
Also in the mistake corner for Clarendon were two fumbles by
King, one of which was made just before he started across the
goal.
McLean was hurt by the loss of two star running backs.
with a pass, and the Tigers took over on the 50. They drove down
to the 20, and a last-second field goal fell short of the goal,
making it 7-0 at the half.
The Bronehes came out fighting after the half. Scott Hamilton
fielded the low kickoff on the 37, where the Broncs started their
drive. Holland ran for 19 yards, Gerner for 19, King for 1, and
' Halfback Gary Griffin was taken off the field in an ambulance Holland ran to theMcLean 6 with a 17-yard run. King ran for 3,
after suffering a severe blow early in the first period, and Joe
Riley left the field with a knee injury late in the game. Both had
been stars for the Tigers.
The Bronchos were destined to score on their first possession
of the game. Starting out on their own S-yard line after a McLean
punt, Croslin led his team down to the 11 in 8 plays. On a first
down situation, King headed for the goal and fumbled on the
3-yard line just as he started to cross the goal. McLean
recovered, and Clarendon didn't get the ball again during that
quarter.
The Broues got on the board after a punt by McLean fell short
on the McLean 33-yard-line. From there, King ran for 6, then for
5, then for 3 again. Holland went to the 10, King to the 8, and
King ran in for the touchdown. King's kick was good, and it was
7-0 with 3:59 left in the half.
Clarendon got the ball again on the" next series when McLean
couldn't move it, but on second down, Croslin hit McLean's Riley
then Croslin took it over for the touchdown from the 3. King's
kick made it 14-0.
McLean couldn't move the ball, and punted to Oerner, who
returned the punt 24 yards to the McLean 41. A pass to Stun
Shelton put the bali on the 25, but a 15-yard penalty put it back
on the 40. Gerner ran for S, then Holland made the most thrilling
run of the night, a 34-yard scamper breaking tackle after tackle
to the 6-yard-line. King ran 5 yards, and Croslin took it over for
the touchdown. After the kick, it was 21-0 Clarendon.
On the next series, Clarendon drove down to the McLean 2-5,
only to have a pass intercepted by McLean. But the defense held,
and the Tigers couldn't move down the field.
The Bronehes scored their final touchdown late in the fourth
period. A short punt by McLean put the ball on the 26. Tony
Wallace picked up 11 yards, then ran for 5, then for 4, then for 1,
then for 2, and finally went over from 4 yards out for the
touchdown. The kick made it 28-0, where it was to stay.
Citizens to vote on nine amendments Tuesday
Donley County residents will join voters throughout the state
when they cast their ballots in Tuesday's constitutional
amendment election.
POLLS WILL open throughout the county at 8 a.m. and will
close at 7 p.m.
Although the Constitutional Revision Commission has finished
its work and will present it to delegates soon, Tuesday's election
deals with some areas in the present state constitution.
A new constitution may not be adopted by the voters, and,
should this occur, the state will continue to operate under the
present constitution.
Voters will consider nine amendments in Tuesday's election.
A summary of the amendments follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 on the ballot authorizes annual sessions
of the legislature and increases the legislative pay from $4,800 to
$15,000 per year. Those for this amendment say Texas
government is a $5 billion a year business and requires more
attention than it did in years past; therefore it requires fulRime
representatives and compensation to retain or to get good people
interested in serving in the legislature. Those against this
amendment say $4,800 a year is what the pay was when a
representative ran for the job and that the cost of government is
high enough now.
AMENDMENT NO.2 on the ballot is a proposal that would give
single adults with real property the same protection and security
from forced sale for debt of their homestead that is now given to
families. It also provides that a family homestead may not be
abandoned without the consent of both spouses. Proponents of
the amendment argue that single adults deserve the same
protection against creditors as do married adults and there
should be no discrimination, Opponents say there is an
increasing number of single adults and because the homestead
exemption was designed primarily to protect innocent family
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JERRY HOLLAND dances a Jig, but gains 34 yards. TONY WALLACE, bottom, picks up his first varsity touchdown, as teammates cheer.
