Official officials Run fast, jump high Jones--new prexy Governing bodies canvassed Antelopes go to state track New Deal school trustees May 5 votes to validate meet. Jr. b-ball season over. elect Steve Jones new elections. page 1 Future track stars? pages 1, 6, 7 president. page 8 Abernathy

"IN THE PALM OF THE PLAINS" Weekly Review

VOLUME 69, NUMBER t9 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1990, ABERNATI-IY, • SERVING HALE & LUBBOCK COUNTIES

Steve Peeples in three events Relay team runs in state meet

By Scott Lucc 41.77, wi ll represent Region II. Ri ch:nd l\1,>orc, SPm en ·ill e, 22-1>; For the first time since the Region Ill sports (jrapeland, and Rodnc\' J:Jcbun, Blooming­ mid-1960s Abernathy will be 41.HI ; and \.ro\'L:ton, 42 .03. ton, 21-'1 .'\. sending a sprint relay track In Region I\' Refugio, 42.44; The bo \·s AA tripk jump team to the state meet in and Schu lenberg. ~ 2. 72 , qualified c\·ent hegin s at II :un. tPnl\lr­ Austin. ror th e stale mee l. n)\\' The Antelope 400 meter relay Peeples will he see ing triple Pe ,· plc s :1nd Deal sw:1 ppcd team or Abel Barrera, senior; duty at this me et. qu :dihing pPsi tions in th e triple Larry Norris, sophomore; Jody He also qualified in two field jump \\ith Pccpks fir st in Myatt, junior; and Steve Peep­ event s -- triple and long jump. Re>: iPn I :md seco nd in stat e at les, senior, will be competing in The boys AA long jump e\'e nt ~ ~ -\~<'. Deal jump 4 ~- 0 .2 .' the first AA running event artcr wi ll be at 6 p.m . today. In R ,·~ i"n 11 and "'!'' in th e the noon break tomorrow. After regional meets Region I ~ !:Il l' i, D:1rr\'l 1\l(lrriwn. ('i,co, The state meet will be held at has th e top two athletes in th e ~ 7- 2 ..'i. lie i ~ f(lllow cd hv T:~r - Memorial Stadium in Austin stat e. ni , h !'ride, 1\Llrt, ~ -\ - 1 . today and tomorrow. They arc Anthonv Deal, Ban"'-' · !':~tri c k \V:dk er, (ir:1pcland . ~ 2- Alternates ror the team arc 22- IO.S ; and Pcepk ~ . 22-7.5. ' ~ ; and \'in n· nt \ 'e:tskv. IJ\,i:1n Scott Norris, sophomore; and Angelo Wi lli am s, Ci -, co, and fici Lk ~ 2-2. arc nun;hc-rs · one Gabe Trevino, senior. Troy Redwine, Farm crs\'i ll e, hoth :~nd 11\ll from RegiLlll Ill The Lope team has the slow­ come out or Rcl!iLHl II at 2~ - Rq;ion IV ha ~ ('u ~ ic Clar1a, est, 44.33, time or the eight AA 4.75. - Rdugio, ~~ - 0 . 2\ and 1\I,H>rc , teams running in the event. Cierald Farley, (irmuon, 22- s,,m,·r\'ille, ~ .1 - 7, a' r,·pr,·scnta­ These Abernathy Antelopes will be competing in the state track mccl in Austin this weekend. They arc They placed second to Eldorado, 0.5; and Anthony Jonl'S, Grape­ ti vc ... the 400 meter relay team. On the rront row rrom lcrt to right arc senior Ahd Barrera, ~ ophomnre 44.00, at the Region I meet Apr. land, 21-'J, will tran:l from r\ 11 times and di , t:ulcc ~ listed L~1rry Norris, junior Jody Myatt and senior Steve Peeples. The hack row arc altcrnatcs sophomnrc Swtt 20 in Abilene. Rcginn Ill. arc th eir qu :dif\·ing marks from Norris and senior (iabc Trevino. Peeples will also he competing in the long and triple jump events. Ce lin a, 43.64, and McGregor, Region IV represenuti\·cs :1rc their rcspccti\·e r,· ~ i,>nal mcl' l<,. Photo hy Betty Ctglc. One run-off scheduled May 26 Officials canvass ballots

By Scott Lure r;111 UllL>ppo"·d :111d were re ­ C> >UnL·il wne Bill Shil •k\, l ' l .ll~ S11 far :dl in cumbent s ha\'l' cl ,·ctnl for th eir at -large posi­ Srh:1:q>. 1.,· ""·1rd,, ( -. ,rk : ..l im h,·,· n rc·-L'i,·L'le d in the l"ew Deal ti orh on th e· New Deal lrlLkp,·n­ ~ I ill ' :11\Ll J. :m\ 1\J\ :11\l and Ahcr r1:1lh v cit\· and sdlLH>I dcnt SrlH>L> I Di,trirt h1>:1rd pf J'h L' [" L' \\'L'fl" .J2 ;tb\L' IliL' L' \ '11{L'" ho:1r J r;IL·L'S With OnC L'Xl'l'(lliLln tru ... II.'L':--.. Th ,· ,·it l' L'•> UilL·il in f<,;,.,\ (l,·;d Curr,·nt Ahnn:1thv -, dlLH>I l':1tti 1-'rc'l' m;ll\ fL'l'C i\'L'll ~~ rc rn :tilh',l inl .trl ''ith :t \ Ct \ hoard president Rich :1;d lloward n>ln and (';1h·in l. cnlLlll rel'L' i\·,·d Jh hlf \'llh.' f lllflllllll :1nd Lonnie C:u11mn will sc,·k -12 . Tnn· I\L1rtill will I' L' ll1 :1i11 ill -, upport :11 th e poll -, in :1 run -ofl Aldermen Pfli,·,· :" !'!n\ f) ,.d\ lll.l \•>r . Hill el ection fnr Place(, on l\1ay 2 (>. Thcr,· were· lii'L' writc -in vot es lliglr:un <, (:1\., '"' th e ,·,• ull ri l ill in th ,· ,\hnn:>th\' citv n>uncil J'I :IL'L' 2 :111Ll ( ;jli>L'I'l \ 'il kc;, l\ Hnward gartlercd 177 \'oles !" clcrtiLln hut thL'\'. did ;lL •l :~fk c t ~ l'L' I " 1'1.1, L' -1 C 1nrl\m \ 111> . Chris 1\linor wa s the in curnh,· nt> rem:1i nin>: in F.1 rh ,·, mdid ,t iL' r,·,·,·i,,·d 17 th e third ca ndid:1ll' for Place (, ,,flic,· ' 1'>1,1\ ~a nd rel'L' ii'L'd )(> IO(l' S. F li :ts \',·c dtio with 2)-1 \'Oil'S, ( 'anva,;s or votes h>r Place ~ Ste\·e Rikv won Bill Fl lit>tl with 2 1.' \<> to. :111d F .tdl L!, ,, ~.. · tnin c h ,l~,h h ~..· ld ,, with I'll> n>tc s. llis (lpp;>n cnt s l':nl .l" l111 son -. \·ith 227 \'ot n nll ·~..· tin e · .\ h 111d. t\: nidu· l d \,:, tn · From left to right, Carl Johnson, Elias Vecchio and Carl Johnson repeal the oath or office as read by Bi ll Shiple-y and Dan iel Jl,>one were c:ll'h re -,·kcted to lWLl - Y:t "' th ~- j, p.ttli\u.l.tr r ~ t n·~ city secretary Heilda Cannon. They will officially begin their new terms on the Abernathy City Council rccei\·ed 100 and )~ 1·otn In l..' .tdl ...-., ,~..· 11 11 di ... rr~.. · p . ttl c i ~..·, when the Secretary of State's office send~ nolilication that their signed oaths have hecn received in r e~ pect il'e ly. Rccl'i\ · in~ \Hl L' , .\,It' ~.·: tch a ~ \\"L'fl' f, 11111d ,\lld thL· \ Pi t: !.di ll·, Austin. In Nnl' Dc·:d twn ca ndithte' write-ins f;,r th e t\krrl:ll hy citv \\·ere l\l,ld c ,,11-IL1 . .J Abernathy school board accepts $263,000 asbestos bid

ByJudyLucc orrcr a bribe in order to he Robert Pope :t'ked wh:1t type fiber, which Cl ll 't c1·en he "I think yo u're f:t n· d wi th it th e srlw. >l \·,· .• r. Abernathy school board ap­ elected. wndition the noors were in at wughed out, get s into the l'\·entual lv.·,- The omp wil l k I" ' th'"'' proved the spending of $335,097 Asbestos removal the tim e. lungs. It causes lun~ c:111cer . It !'h e· p;Pject will t:I~L' ·111 e glu ,·d lhe ei ~ hth gr;;,k inth,· 1..11 · opened the meeting with a $263,000 rrom O'Conner McMann exce pt in a few areas ye :1rs or three llliHtths, hut d"wn :1nd l'lllllC wi th a ten year 1\lo us,· r s:1id it mi ~ ht l'•"' il •h prayer and then the members or or Dallas ror the removal or Atchc:son sa id th e price in­ generally death come ~ very soon warr:111l\' . include th tl\ L' >.:•>inc: inlt> th ,· the board unanimously approved asbestos in the high school. The cludes clea ning the mginal lloor once it is diagnose d. Pr:1th ~· r made the nwtiPn tP ninth ~r : 1d c dep.L' tlL ii·. · ''" <> hL· · the minutes of last month's motion was made by Prather and and putting th e lltH>r ha ck in He went ;; n to s:1\' th e build­ d" th ,· work and that the funds lh L'r th L· l lni iL' I, i(l' l!li L' I'l'h>l · meeting. Tommy Myatt seconded the place. ing ha s been tlcteri<,>rating mn used -, hpuld be those out of b stic L,·:1cue :dl '"' '· d it A run-off election ror school motion. Some members of the hoard the years and particles might nce" Llrr\'-o\'l: r fund s, nL>l (\1:-, ( r.. ~r th L' :-. r'hhti Li " l \ \,.';If board trustees was set ror The board also approved an th ose fund s . set aside for con­ w:1s $10 fllr :ldn" ''i''"· ~2 l.•r Saturday, May 26. The run-orr additional $60,273 expense which struction in sur:1m·e :uHI '5~ f,q l·, hirt, will be between Lonnie Cannon will replace the . nooring in the Executive session discussion The rn L>t in n was seconded bv The onlv l "'rt i <~n tl1:1 t <>. 1' and Howard ror Place 6. building after the asbestos is l\h:1tl :1nd it c 1rri ed with n ll n ~ m:mLbtnrv \\';ts th e· )lil.ldmi " i''" It will be held at the Aber­ removed. In addition, but in­ delivers new staff members OI;IH»l'll . fcc·. nathy city hall rrom 7 a.m. to 7 cluded in the price, some noors Summer activities The w st th is \L' ,u· <>ill k ~21 1 Arter an executive session ~fonday night, Abernathy -,dlllol p.m. will be carpeted that have not Curriculum di~ e l'lor Rllhert and will includ e· ,:IL' rlthi n ~: board members voted to hire Steve Burleson to he Ahern:1thv's Absentee voting will be at the previously had carpet. Prie st SIH>kc tn the hoard ahPut Pllpe made th ,· m• >li •' " ,, , Middle School principal. . city hall rrom May 14 to May 22 Mike Atcheson or Atcheson summer " ·hpol. It wi ll he held accept 1\louser\ l'r ''l" "·d. It <>. 1' with Elizabeth Jenkins serving and Associates architcctur.tl firm Burleson is currently principal at Alpi ne Hi gh ScllLH>l. l-Ie h:1s June -1 -2 '1 in the mornings only . secomkd bv Riln :1 nd .dl "''' Ill · worked for the Perryton and BoLlkcr sc hool districts. as absentee election judge. in Lubbock addressed the board It will he f,,r elementary and hers \'llled in L.n>r A graduate of Sui Ross University, Burleson is Priginally Board members canvassed about the asbestos removal and middle: sc h,>o l st udents. A tnt al of ·'I' tran ,fc- r ' Ill · votes rrom last Saturday's answered questions the board from Olt on. fifty pncc·nt pf the teachers' dents h:1\'L' :1ppli,·d to ~' ' IL> Burleson fills the position vacated by Stc\'e (;uerrant, who school board election, validating had. sa laries 1\ill he paid hy federal Ahcrn:1th \· -, rl" "'l' nn t f:dl. ,\ the names of those who regis­ He said the normal rate has heen reassigned to athletic director. fund s. Aid n will he paid by large portion, ~ -1. of th ""' :1r ,· tered to vote. charged ror asbestos removal The board also agreed to-hire Jerry Schaeffer, head bash·t­ federal funds 100 percent. from NL'I\' Dc: d. Ac, . ,,,din~ 111 Laurin Prather moved to alone, not including new noor­ ball coach at Kermit High School. Summer srhPol will cmt th e Floyd, nH " ' "f th e· 11 1h n ' ' u­ accept the election results, ing, is $10 to $13 per square Schaeffer's hiring is subject to assignment, but he will be a local di ~ t rict $(,,11tlo. dent s :rppking :m· rhildr,·n ,,1 history teacher and coach "v.ith the intention pf being as­ submitted by Saturday's election root. This bid is under $10 per L1 st yc:1r there were 2(, staff members wilL> :rr L' apphin ~ signed to the program," according to Superint end ent judge Leland Phillips. The square foot. elementary students in summer und er hardship wnditi(ln.'. motion was seconded by Thomas Board members also considered Charles Floyd. sc hool :uid "about th e same" The bo:1rd I'Ot L· d un :1nim"u' h Schaeffer is a graduate of West Texas State University and tn apprn\·e the li st nf tr, ln , fn, Pettit. The motion carried a plan ror replacing the nooring amount in m iddlc sc hnPI. Dimmitt High School. with Mvalt m:1kinl! th e nwtiLln unanimously. that did not include new carpet­ Mike Lambert made the mo­ and it. Election judge for the May 26 ing which was bid ror $49,227, tion to approve summer sc hool. Pt~r;,. scc nndin ~ Career ladder run-orr election will be Phillips but opted ror the $60,273 plan. expressed the feeling that while rail to the lloor when a ceiling It was seconded by Riley and all Priest prese nt ed 'th e bt •ard and Gid Adkisson will serve as Board member Clark Riley the work is being done I he tile is moved. hoard members voted in favor. alternate judge. asked what the deadline for the floors might as well be replaced "Maintenance people arc Pat Mouse r addressed the with two pr"l"'sal ' for ca reer ladder r ec t~mmc n d : 1t i nn s. Newly elected board member asbestos removal was. while th" price was so low. getting sick now and sueing,'' board about summer basketball He s: 1id th e c•• r111ni ttcL' , m:1de Steve Riley was not sworn . in There is no actual deadline "When you're talking about said Atcheson about cases camp for girls. up prim :1rily ll f te:K her -,, h:11 pcr ~ent He married Tommie Wood in Jerry Nesmith, Jerry Don Nes­ Krump. of the .

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Abernathy Weekly CHANGE Show-To-Go Pizza Review, P.O. Drawer 160, Abernathy, Texas 79311..0160. Political adverfucment paid for by Lonnie Cannon, 1615 Ave. H, Abernathy, Texas 79311. 320 Main St. 298-2398 TilE ABERNATHY WEEKLY REVIEW • • . THEABERNATHYWEEKLYREVlEW FRIDAY, MAY 11,1990 PAGES CF fond raiser Council elects Vecchio mayor pro-tem PLAINs ~RAIN & FARM sUPPLY starts at school The Abernathy Cystic Fibrosis By Scott Lucc engineers,· that the Environ- The council figured that to be The council fell that since the ~Abernathy, Texa~s· Bike/Walk-a-Thon is tomorrow The Abernathy City Council mental Protection A$ency (EPA) $7.50 per acre for 78.9 acres. city had not kept records well ""' For All Your Farming Needs . 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 ~.m. . canvassed the May 5 votes and would be publlshiDg landr.Il They deemed that to be the e nough to pursue the lien in - The event WJU be at Aber­ went into their regular session guidelines inJan.1991. average price per acre for years past it would be in the Abernathy · PHONE "'Lubbock nathy High School's parking lot. Monday night. By closing tbc landfill prior to grazing land. best mleresl of all parties All participants should bring After canvassing voles and guideline publication the city of The FAA still dictates policy concerned to release the 40- 298-2521 763-4868 their sponsor forms and a sack making the count official, the Abernathy will avoid an expen- for the land and is the last year-old li en. lunch. council elected Elias 'Shorty' sive rcquuemenl to monitor the remaining party needed to agree Russell gave th e council the Prizes will be awarded in Vecchio mayor pro-tem. landfill for 30-ycars. to the contract. monthly tax collection report. three divisions, young children, Councilman Carl Johnson made After months of negotiations Tim Hill, president of the Total property tax collections HOUSE PAINTING youth and adult. the motion and Bill Elliott between the Federal Aviation country club, signed the con· from Oct. I, t9R9 to Apr. 30, Prizes for youth and adults seconded. It passed 5-0. Administration (FAA), Abernathy tract as a representative of the 1990 was $180,705.10. SOLON & WANDA WILKINS arc $50 for first place and $25 City secretary Heilda Cannon City Council and Abernathy country club. That wa s 93.4 1 percent of the for second place for the most then gave the oaths of office. Country Club, a lease contrad Mayor Pete Thompson signed taxes levi ed. For the same time . INTERIOR-EXTERIOR* QUAUTY WORK money raised. has been constructed and signed for the city. period last year 93.17 percent FREE ESTIMATES * REASONABLE PRICES A $50 prize will be awarded Other business by two of the three parties. The city council released a was coll ected. The council authorized the to the person who walks the C 'I T 0 1 1 paving lien dating back to 1949 Total cash collected in April 507 5th Street * Abernathy * 298-2339 most and to the person who rescheduling of th~ Abernathy mad~un:• :~~io:"::Ya::;: r,~~ on a house located at 507 13th ~ a s $1,102.29 for taxes assessed rides the most. landfill closing date. 10 The new closing date will be contract as written and Coun- St. 19R9. Prizes will be awarded about cilman Shane Cunningham se- The council said the house bas Before adjourning the council Nov. 15, 1990. two weeks after the event when Members of Abernathy Brownie Girl Scout Troop 404 are from left to right, front row, Laura Via, Sonia d d I d 50 been sold mo re than once si nce passed " resolution commending The original dale for closing participants have collected their DeAnda, middle row, Kym Anderson, Sara Matthews, Crystal Guadalcasar, Dena Ponce, Kendra Myatt, had been June 1, 1991 . co~n ee~:n=~~e ~o~tract slates 1949 but the lien had never P(}ain~' i efw pdalrol. Offic ~,· r Gilbert NOW OPEN IN NORTHWEST LUBBOCK pledges. Rendi Royal, Amber Lampert, back row, Amanda Hil~ Amanda Casey, Kacy Thie~ Kate Bradshaw, Amber surfaced. rarCI