~mathy, New Deal1992 Graduates Featured In Special Section. See Section B. sc 9 / 9~ UNGER tlHlOPIAL LIBRARY Abernathy p:-- s AU S Till ST T\ 7 9072-7235 Weekly RevieW I!lV\fW I VOLUME 78, NUMBER 22 FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1992, ABERNATIIY, TEXAS SERVING HALE & LUBBOCK COUNTIES New DeallO-runs Abernathy, plays Van Hom today Unidentified officers conduct Lions have memorable Monday unusual search in Abernathy By Scott Lucc While many Americans were : By Scott Luce and one of the civilian-dressed He contacted Lubbock County remembering veterans of the \ "I didn't know who they men in front of his house while sherifPs office but could not armed forces Monday, the New Iwere; Terry Luera said about one of the officers went to the get confirmation that Lubbock Deal and Abernathy baseball i the unexpected visitors to . his back of his house. County deputies were in Aber­ teams were waging their own j house May 19 around 6:30 p.m. White Luera was talking with nathy. war in Amarillo. i He thought they were Lubbock one of the men the other went He later found out that they The New Deal Lions will now , County sheriff's deputies when to the front door and started were Lubbock County deputies remember Memorial Day for ~ he saw "Deputy Sheriff" decal talking to his wife, Linda. with officers from Taylor Coun­ their first hi-district baseball t on the side of one of the cars Luera said the man kept ty (Abilene). championship after downing the Jthat pulled up in front of his inching his way in until full Grady said they did serve an Antelopes, 16-6, at Caprock • house. entry was gained and he went arrest warrant for a Ray Garcia . High School. I The other car was an un­ to the back door and let the Grady said they apparently The game ended on the ten­ marked maroon Cadillac with other officer in. spotted Garcia walking on the rule rule in the sixth inning anOther man dressed in civilian Luera said that he didn't street after leaving Luera's when Matt Williams trotted clothes. All were wearing side­ notice any badges and they house. home after Abernathy reliever arms. didn't identify themselves. He Telephone calls to Lubbock Gary Hughes tried a pick off Luera saw them pull up and. asked if they bad a search County's shcrifrs department that was in the dirt and through :went outside to meet them. warrant. Wednesday afternoon could not Jeremy Mansanalcs at third base. "They · were looking for a guy confirm that Lubbock County Abernathy collected their only "They didn't answer me," he two hits in the game off Johnny and stopped at another house said. · deputies were in Abernathy May siuate (7-3) in the top of the fust. They told them that the Luera said they began search­ 19. Lieutenant Billy Timms of the first. Saratc struck out n and guy lived there where I lived; ing his house. Luera said. Lubbock County shcrifrs de­ walked two. "They looked under the beds, paJtmcnt said he could "verify Michael Mares tripled over : Luera said he told them he in the closets, in the cabinets for a fact that it wasn't a Jason Nuss when Nuss slipped in not know the person they :ilia and in all the rooms." search for narcotics". left field . Cody Forbes drew his \vcre looking for. He said his four-year-old son, Timms said he was not aware first of two walks. Zaek Patton The fust house was at 510 Andrew, even helped in the of any deputies from narcotics hit a grounder to Matt Williams 3rd St. where Wayne Lamb and search by opening some storage or criminal irwestigati.Qn division a~ second and Mares beat Wil­ ·Joe ·Gordon confumed they saw cabinets ~ One of the bedrooms. (CID) involved in the activity in liams' ·throw home. Mansanalcs a red or maroon Cadillac and a ' Luera said the search' lasted Abernathy. had the second Lope hit over Michael Mares scores Abernathy's first run in the hi-district game sheriff's department car stop. from 10 to 15 ininutes and the Luera said he talked with second scoring two runs. against New Deal Monday in Amarillo. Sam Adams swings around for men left and went "down the some lawyers but since nothing New Deal bats went to work They said a female officer the attempted lag on the throw from Matt Williams (background) street". was destroyed during the search in the second with back to back ·stayed at 510 3rd St. while the while Johnny Sarate looks on from the mound. The Lions overcame two cars with the two officers Luera contacted Abernathy not much could be done. doubles. an early 6-1 Lope lead for a 16-6 win in the sixth inning. and two civilian-dressed men Police Chief H.W. Grady about Grady said he has received an David Duran hit the first went to Luera's house at 301 the matter. Grady said he was apology from Taylor County for down the right field line. Nor­ !irs! run. Van Horn is 19-4 and the Ave. H. not aware the officers were in the unannounced activity in the man Leal followed up the middle The next six batters went defending state 2A champion. Luera met one of the officers town. city May 19. scoring Duran for New Deal's down in succession. "It was the only way to play Sarate led off the bottom of on Friday," Eblen said. the second with a single to Van Horn had agreed to play Shaw selected Vo-Ag ·student of the Year center field. Travis Hale then on Thursday at a neutral site hit into the first of three but that was New Deal's gradua­ Rebecca Shaw was named the double plays I urned by the tion night. {Vo-Ag Student of the Year for Lopes. Hale hit into another in "We gave up mileage but it ~991-92 for Abernathy FFA. The the bott om of the third. helped us. It gave us a I itt le 'presentation was made during "We were a little nervous the time," he said. the Annual FFA Awards Banquet !irs! couple of innings," New The little time was for an 'May 21. Tony Loper presented Deal coach Brad Eblen said. extra day's rest for Sarate. Shaw with a $300 savin~ bond "The bottom live (runs) they "If he can go he's going to donated by local cooperatives. shouldn't have had. We had go," Eblen said. "If not, Sam's l· . FFA advisor Scotty Windham chances to get them out and we (Adams) 6-1. There's nothing to !also announced that Shaw was didn't get them out." sneeze at with Sam on the ;the Area I candidate for the Abernathy look advantage of mound. We've got just as much 'highest degree awarded on the three Lion errors (New Deal's confidence with him as anybody "ate level. Shaw is a fmalist total), a passed ball and a walk else. · :l'or the State Farmer Degree. to score their last three runs of "We keep our bats going like IF'mal selections will be made in the game in the top of the they've been going we 'll put any 'June. third. of them up. Put Sam up. Put Cody Forbes was named the Aftcr Mares, Forbes and Kasey (Howell) up. Do whatever ,Ray Sanders Scholarship recipi­ Patton gave the Lopes a 6-1 we've got to do." ~nt. Forbes received a plaque lead, Sarate struck out the next Eblen said he had some scout­ ~d a $250 scholarship as the three Lopes with three pitches ing reports about Van Horn. top oower meclumic student. each. "They've got live guys off a Ray Sanders awards were also New Deal sent eight batters state championship team coming given to farm power students. The Lions (15-4) were rained back. Probably going to start a ;Damon Loper was the top stu- . out at Odessa College Tuesday left hander that's pretty good. \lent and received a plaque and Top students -M:rc remgnized with Ray Sanders' awards and HOIIOI'U'Y Cbapler Farmers were inducted at for an area game against Van He's decent. He's not as good as "8 $100 savings bond. Plaques and the Abernathy ·FFA awards banquet last week.. Pictured, from left to right, arc Jesse MarC7~ Ken Dunn, Horn, the winner in District 1- what they had last year. He's ' Sec FPA, page 4A Rebca:a Shaw, Damon Loper, Larry McBee, Ray Sanders and Cody Forbes. AA. doing the job for them." The game was rescheduled for 1234567 F today (Friday) at 5 p.m. at Van ND I 0 4 5 5 I 16 Horn. Ab 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 City makes offer for easements at airport after executive session Abernathy city councilmen accept the proposal. Councilman agreed to accept a counter Billy McCicnncy seconded the proposal after a special meeting motion which passed, 4-0. Coun­ Tuesday night for casements at cilman Tim Hill was not present. the city's airport. City manager Frank Russell Abernathy Mayor Shane Cun­ said the city is still negotiating ningham called the executive the length of time the case­ ments will be in effect in case session to discuss purchase of runway protection zone ease­ the airport ceases to exist. ments and legal fees involved. Joe V. Boerner Jr., from the law firm of Crenshaw-Dupree The council had previously and Milam in Lubbock, is repre­ authorized Cunningham to senting the six landowners.