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VOLUME 56
SIXTEEN PAGES '
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963
PRICE 10c
NO. 19
Dual Elections Scheduled For Voters Next Week
Austin Healings Scheduled
On County Water Pollution
measure under which oil opera-
tors would have to dump their
brine into lined pits to prevent
seep^jje into fresh, water strata,
or regulations to require that the
brine be pumped back Into the
level from fyhlch it came.
Local officials' hailed the Ypak-
The Texas Water Pollution Con-
trol Board in Austin will hold a
public hearing at 9 a.m. May 16
to consider , the brine pollution
problem of Gaines County, it was
announced today.
'File hearing is a result of com-
plaints that numerous Gaines
County irrigation wells have be-
come polluted with, brine, alleged-
-from disposal from oil opera-
>'"• V'tions, and the finding that a por-
' tion of the municipal water supply
••'was Contaminated, apparently
? tfom the same source.
Pollutipn^prompted rapid action
bv the Seminole Area Chamber Of
'» Amerce,-vfermers, ^inaivici^ls A . G , c^nt
and city officials and prompted ; Ju m move into ^.tKm at io
the organization of the Gaines a; M wjtH a nfjder case
urn County ruling and anticipate
thjgjt thefcSame ruling will be re-
pe^ted^faSf^aines County.
the Gaines County as-
socia^fiW^Miv Ed Reed, a Midland
groutid t;water. hydrologist, who
was a chief witness at the Yoak-
um County hearing.
County Water Association which
is leading the fight before the
pollution board at Austin.
Gaines County water group
members were encouraged last I
and two marijuana charges head-
ing a docket of<-35 cases.
Charged with the murder^nf 'her
41-year-old husband, Pete, is Mrs.
| Eloise Whitaker, 33. The slaying
week by a ruling of the pollution j March 16 at the Wh%ak
board concerning Yoakum Coun-! ep reside„ce 606 gw 4th. st
y' 'i Charged with narcotics viola-
tions are Elisio Gonzales Lbngor-
Identical Problem
The Yoakum County pollution
problem is identical^l^s?jtiat of
Gaines}County,-, sikicf Mas^^^ayie,
secretary of the 'Gaines \y«Jer As-
sociation.v ■*
Following a hearing, the. pollu-
tion board issued an order - stop-
ping oil companies^ from dumping
salt water into unlined p its in
Yoakum County. The ruling is ef-
fective Oct. 1. «'•••••
Sought in Gaines County1; is a
Co-Op Gin Folks.
Schedule Tiscal
Meeting Tonight
Members of the Seminole Gin
Co-Op organisation, and other per-
sons Interested in the co-operative
venture, are scheduled to meet at
8 p.m. today at the Gaines Coun-
ty Courthouse in a move to com-
plete finanemg-of the project.
Kyle Hancock, temporary presi-
dent of the gin co-op, announced
the meeting. Another meeting, he
said, will be scheduled for April
4 at the courthouse.
Hancock reported that $20,000
in cash already has been obtained
to help finance the gin project.
Goal for funds sought is $75,000.
Much of the $75,000 is covered by
pledges, "and now we need to get
the pledges in," explained Han-
cock. t
Investors in the co-operative gin
will draw eight per cent interest
on their first preferred stock,
Hancock said. Any person inter-
ested in the venture is welcome to
attend tonight's meeting, he said.
"Right now," said Hancock, "we
have 28 pledged members of the
See CO-OP, Page 5
SW Area Paving
Plan Countdown
Gets Under
A triajor street paying program
promoted by residents of South-
west Seminole was on the launch-
ing pad today with the countdown
getting under way.
Thirty-three property owners al-
rea'dy have placed $38,559,50- -in
escrow for financing their street
paving and a meeting has been
called for. 7 p.m. Monday'at the
courthouse for sighing of paving
contracts, reported Don Mansell.
member of the paving group's
steering committee.
In addition to the funds already
in escrow, explained Mansell,
there are other funds which are
expected to be paid in cash, or to
be committed otherwise,. Monday
night.
The independent paving pro-
gram will affect approximately a
15-block area in Southwest Semi-
nole, providing pavement specifi-
cally in newly-developed residen-
tial streets of the area.
Property owners of the area in-
vestigated possibility of a city
street paving project under which
the city would bear a third of the
paving cost—through a city-wide
bond issue—and then decided to
"do the paving on our own."
City To Help
Mansell said today, "And our
paving price is cheaper than that
of the last city property-owner
participation paving cost." He de-
clined, however; to cite specific
figures pending consummation of
See PAVING, Pare 5
ia, 26, and Armarido Garza Flor-
as, 18, both of Lovirigton. The two
Were arrested by Highway Patrol-
man Carl Davis after he saw the
men toss a jar from their ear on
Hobbs highway. The jar contained
what laboratory reports termed
"pkire marijuana."
The i§ 16 members of the new
grand jury panel, 12 of whom will
be ..sele0ted ,for: duty for the next
six; rnonths.MnclUde ' Mrs. Rayford
Bates, Jessie; L. Smith, Forrest
Savage, Joe 'W. Britton, Mrs. Joe
Hudson, Mnj. John Blevins, P. L.
Refwls, L, W. Abies, J. D. Phipps,
:J. W. Bandy, James Belcher,
i\Loomis Bright. D. A. Cook, Mrs.
At It; Faulkenberry, Mrs. Dorothy
TFargrove and Dwayne Herman.
Among other cases expected-f».
be considered by the grand jury
are the burglary charges against
two Denver City -men, Ray Willis,
25, and Ray Miller, 22, accused of
a February burglary of an oil
field "doghouse" from which tools
valued at $500 were stolen.
In the Whitaker murder case,
the grand jurors are expected to
consider a signed statement from
the ultiow admitting the shooting
of J. Paul (Pete) Whitaker, own-
See DOCKET, Page 5
Forty-Five Slated
For Jury Call For
Civil Court- Cases
Forty-five Gaines Countians have
been summoned to report to 106th
District Court at 1:30 p.m. Mon-
day for possible jury duty in civil
cases.
Included were Mrs. Vernon 3OQ.0OO annually
April 6th Ballot
Due For Area's
School Trustees
Voters in three area school dis-
tricts are scheduled to go to the
polls April 6, a Saturday, to elect
members of school boards ol
trasteesT Included-are--thtu-SeniL.
nole, Loop, and County School
Districts.
Candidates at Loop and in the
county trustee election are un-
opposed.
Three places are up for ballot-
ing in the Seminole school board
election.
'Seminole candidates include
three incumbents, W. E. Cox, Jr.,
William T. Curry and Raymond
Golden, and two hopefuls Dr.
John Adams a'lid O. D. kite, Jr.
Balloting in the Seminole trus-
tee election will be at the Gaines
County Courthouse. Qualified vot-
ers who have been residents of
the State a year and the school
district six months are eligible to
ballot.
Polls will open at 8 .a.m., close
at 7 p.m. on election day. Next
Tuesday is the last day for absen-
tee balloting.
Unopposed Candidates
The Loop election will be held
at Loop. The county trustee ballot-
ing will be at the courthouse.
Unopposed candidates at Loop
include H. L, Hill, Keith Young
and M. W. Morrow.
Unopposed in his bid for county
school trustee-at-large is Joe Hud-
son.
In the Seminole election, the
three high-vote men will be de-
clared winners. >
incumbents In the Seminole
campaign were nominated by a
citizens' petition containing 14
names.
Dr. Adams and Kite, an oil
worker, were filed as independent
candidates. **
Ilold'Over Members
Successful —candidates. in _ the
April 6 election will serve on the
board of trustees with hold-over
members H. B. Patterson, Jr.,
Rayford Bates, Dale Sperice and
L. L. Coats.
The board of. trustees serves
similarly to a board of directors
of the school system, a more than
$4,000,000 concern with a school
district tax valuation, of $60,350,-
885. The school system employs
167 persons and serves 2,079 stu-
dents.- Salaries of the: school sys-
tem, according to its budget, ap-
proximate; $825,829 annually. The
school budget approximates $1
Iff
&
Goodwin, Travis Lightfoot, Calvin
Young, Doyle Hankins, J. E. Ear-
hart, Mrs. Theodore T. Flaugher,
Mrs. F.'B. Farmer, Vernon Clem,
Hearne Freeman, Henry S. Iiicks,
Bill Frost, Mrs. Cecil Proctor,
Doyle Taylor, M'. M. Hand, Hank
Lash;
E. J. Mitchell, Monroe Pharr,
John B. Curry, W. E. Denton,
Flake Lambert, Tommy G. Men-
dola, Raymond Golden, Donnalita
Cooksey, Grady King, Mrs. John
"Ancell, Mrs. Jean Reed, H. L. Hill,
Clyde Raynes, R. E. Edwards, L.
See JURY, Pare 5
Cox now is serving as president
See TRUSTEES, Page 5
WEATHER
Date
Mar! 21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Precip.
High Low
70
67
74
84
81
74
88
42
42
38
42
47
39
42
48
Tuesday Ballot
Due For Three
Town Aldermen
City of Seminole voters, esti-
mated at around 500 strong, are
expected to go to the polls Tues-
day to ballot on five candidates
seeking three places on, the city's
board of aldermen.
—Candidates—in—the election are
EVERY LITTER BIT HURTS
Precip. to date: .41 in.
The photo above, taken in an alley in Sooth-
west Seminole, points up a problem with
which sanitation and health authorities fre-
tjuwntly are confronted. Debris litters the
alley for nearly a block. Garbage cans not
in racks and prowling dogs to turn them over
were blcimed in part for the trash litter. Note
overturned can at far right. Proper disposi-
tion of trash and garbage can help prevent
fire and health menace in Seminole, officials
said. Inspecting alley aKove is city superin-
tendent of sanitation Jack Humphrey.
(Sentinel Photo)
Gaines Area Economy At Even Pace,
March's Bank Call Figures Indicate
Gaine's \Gounty*s economy is 1462 less. ' Last year, the figure was $3,363,-
rocking along at a healthy, even While loans, shown in the bank [ 896..
clip, analysis of a March 18 bank'] call report are up $1,044,251 this j As an investment, Seminole
call report of Seminole State Bank j year over the .similar period last
indicated today: . I year, the figure reflects an in-
The local economy is at ai>proxi-1 vestment on the part of Seminole
mately tha-same,, level as at the Stale Bank in the purchase of fed-,
same bank''call {jeriod' (March 26* erally-securcd Credit Commodity loans
last year, comparison and inter- Corporation loans from Lubbock Actually
State Bank relinquished some U.
£>. Treasury Bills and invested the
money in the CCC loans which
must be carried on the books as
2*' ■
explained H ankins,
three incumbents, Charles Benson,
James Kidd and Jess Strickland,
arid two hopefuls, Joe Smith and
O T. Carroll.
Balloting will be at the city hall.
Polls open at (1 a.m . close at 7
p.nv. The three men, receiving the
most votes will be declared win-
ners.
Qualified voters who have re- .
sided in the state a year and the
city six months are eligible to
ballot in the election.
.During election hours,- city of-
fices,nvill be closed except for
emergency services.
In charge of the polls are to be
election judges Mrs. J. L. Skaggs
arid Hyle Doss and election clerks
Mrs, Reeves Cothes, Mrs. L. P.
ISmalll'ii. Mrs. Glen Stark and Mrs.
Pulley Moore.
Incumbents
Up for grabs in the city election
ftre aidermanic posts which pay
)c$ 1-00 monthly plus free water,
j sewer and garbage collection ser-
vices.
The three successful candidates
in the Tuesday election will serve
with hold-over aldermen Dave
Henderson and John Curry and
Mayor Delbert Richardson, The
mayor receives a $123 monthly
salary.
Candidate Smith Is ah owner of
Gilries tJjpi ritv^fV> Co. and Is I'm-
mediate of the Sem-
inole Area Chambrn- of Commerce.
Candidate Carroll is a former
oil worker and is owner of Semi-
nole Office Supply.
Alderman Benson Is n service
station owner. Alderman Kidd Is
an auto body shop owner and
alderman Strickland is a tire Store
owner.
Alderman Curry is in the insur-
ance business. Alderman Hender*
son is in the insurance business.
. Currently, Benson is in charge
of the city's parks and M. S. Doss
Youth Center: Kidd is in charge
See ALDERMEN, Pare 5
pretation of reports showed. i and Fort Worth banks, said bank j local loans are do wn\» pproximate-
Total deposits of Seminole State ;-s esident. Doyle IlaOkins. jly $500,000 from th»v same date
Bank totaled $6,627,250 at the Loans this year total $4,408,147.
March 18 call date this year as i 1 ^ 7—' ' ■ .
SSXA'tS?* " '""jVisitation Schedule
The $282,633 decrease in depo- Told For SS Agent-
sits is reflected in the deposits of | The second quarter of the year
last year.
Demand Deposits ' (
'Hie CCC investment transaction
is reflected in figures which list
U, S. Government ^obligations at
$716,531 this5 March as* compared
with $2,094,620 at the similar per-
iod last year.
Demand deposits of Seminole
State Bank show only a slight
$4,896 decrease, from $4,832,618
the city, county and schools which i visitation schedule was announced
last year included a healthy slice today for fed&ral social security
of county right-of-way bond funds representatives assigned to Semi-
whlch now have been withdrawn nole.
and used by the county, it was ex-1 Social security agents will visit
plained. I the city on Mondays, April 8 and last year to $4,827,722 this March,
Deposits of the local political 22. May 13 and 27 and June 10 Time deposits, reflecting the
sub-divisions last year amounted and 24, said the report. (withdrawal of the road right-of-
to $2,028,826. This March, the de- i In Seminole the SS men will way funds, are down $277,738
posits totaled $1,686,364, or $342,- headquarter at the courthouse. See ECONOMY, Pare 5
Junior College
Plan Talked By
Bi-City C of C;
^Representatives of the Seminole
Area Chamber of Commerce and
the Denver City Chamber of Com-
merces-are studying the feasibility
of a junior college in one of the
two cities. __ f
The representatives met Mon-
day night to discuss a junior col-
lege proposal. Maxie Davie, man-
ager of the Seminole C of C, said
that both groups agreed on the
desirability of a junior college in
the area, but that each town want-
ed the college for its own.
A junior college would hinge'
See COLLEGE, Pare 5
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"The dust flies and Seminole
Indiahs' victory hope" increas-
es as the tribe's right fielder,
Bobby Johnson, No. 10, skids
safe into home plate on a
wild pitch by Lamesa Torna-
do pitcher Wilder. No. 15, In-
dian catcher Claude Wescott,
at bat, steps away from the
plate to give Johnson plenty
of room for the score. Wild-
er hurled the/bad throw, miss-
ed by Tornado catcher Scott.
Scott, at extreme right, grap-
pled in the dirt for the ball
and managed to throw to
pitcher Wilder, extremo left,
who rushed in to cover home
plate. But it was too late. Um-
pire "Jimmy Huey~
tiet better view of the action.
Play is in first game of doub-
le-header played in Seminole
Saturday. Indians won first
game 22-4 and lost second
game 6-4.
(Sentinel Photo)
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Thompson, Barney. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1963, newspaper, March 28, 1963; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth417437/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.