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November 13,
1994
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Teen Court
Teen Court will convene
this week at the Gaines
County Courthouse.
Defendants from the prior
dockets should appear at 4
p.m. on Monday, November
14, to prepare for attorney
duties. Anyone interested in
serving on the jury is
welcome to come on
November 15.
Current defendants must
appear at 4 p.m. on
Wednesday .Dec. 15,
accompanied by a parent.
Defendants who arc unable
to appear must call 758-3325,
or County Judge Max
Townsend at 758-5411 prior
to the above dates.
Ribbon Cuttings
The Seminole Chiefs of the
Seminole Area Chamber of
Commerce will conduct three
ribbon cuttings following the
regular chamber board meeting
Monday.
At 8:45 a.m., the Chiefs will
cut the ribbon officially opening
The Red Bobbin on South Main,
followed by a ribbon-cutting
opening the Second-Hand Thrift
Store next door. Following the
ribbon cuttings, the Chiefs will
move to Lowric Drug on U.S.
180 to present a beautification
appreciation award to the
business.
Turkey Shoot
The Seminole Volunteer
Fire Department will hold a
Turkey Shoot today (Sunday),
Nov. 13, one mile north of
Seminole.
Tickets are available at the
location, which is near the
Goodpasture elevator.
Free BP Tests
Memorial Home Health-
care will conduct a free blood
pressure and glucose
screening drive in the hallway
of Seminole National Bank
from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 18.
Gloria Smart
Fund
A medical fund has been
established at Seminole
National Bank for Gloria
Smart who is undergoing
extensive medical treatment
for cancer.
All contributions will be
greatly appreciated.
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Vol. 88, No. 6
Seminole (Gaines County), Texas 79360 01994
Sunday, Nov. 13,1994
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Weather
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This Week
Date Hi Low
Prec.
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Nov."9 60 40
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Nov. 10 62 33
.00
Nov. 11 - 32
.00
.(Reading* taken at 7:30 a.m. daily for
previou* 24 hour*.)
Total rainfall for Nov....
.39"
Total rainfall for 1994..
13.14"
(Jan. .52", Feb. .09", Mar. .19",
Non-farm income up in county
Special to the Sentinel
Income from non-farm pro-
prietorships and partnerships in
Gaines County was $17,068,000
during 1992, according to the
Department of Commerce. This
amounted to 8.5% of total per-
sonal income in Gaines County
during that year. Non-farm pro-
prietor and partnership income in
Texas was $30.6 billion during
1992 or 9.4% of total personal
income in the state.
Nationally, non-farm proprie-
tor and partnership income total-
led $370.6 billion or 7.2% of total
personal income in the United
States. The Department of Com-
merce largely bases its estimates
of proprietor and partnership in-
comes from individual tax re-
turns.
Non-farm proprietor and part-
nership incomes are closely
watched by economists for a
number of reasons. Non-farm
proprietorships and partnerships
arc almost always relatively small
businesses. While many small
businesses have incorporated in
recent years, proprietors and part-
nerships continue to make up the
majority of small businesses.
Non-farm proprietors and part-
nerships arc usually the first busi-
nesses to expand employment
when the economy improves.
These arc the automobile repair
shops that hire new mechanics to
handle more business. These are
also often the first to have to lay
off employees during an eco-
nomic downturn. These are the
restaurants that have to lay off
waiters or waitresses because
there just aren’t enough custom-
crs.
Changes in non-farm proprie-
tor and partnership incomes often
differ from changes in overall per-
sonal income because they are
more immediately sensitive to
changes in the business cycle. Non-
farm proprietorship and partner-
ship income in gaines county was
92.2% greater in 1992 than it had
been in 1987 while total personal
income in Gaines County had in-
creased by 21.6%.
These figures would indicate
that non-farm proprietor and part-
nership incomes in Gaines County
had increased more than total per-
sonal income from 1987 through
1992. However, changes in pro-
prietor and partnership income
usually vary more from year to year
than changes in total personal in-
come.
For example, from 1987 to 1988,
non-farm proprietor and partner-
ship incomes in Gaines County
increased very sharply by 38.5%
while total personal income had
increased by 1.0%. In Texas, non-
farm proprietorship and partner-
ship incomes increased by 10.8%
from 1987 to 1988 while total per-
sonal income had increased by
6.1%. Nationally, non-farm pro-
prietor and partnership incomes
had increased by 5.2% whole total
personal income had increased by
7.2% during the period.
From 1988 to 1989, non-farm
proprietor and partnership incomes
in Gaines County increased by
4.3% while total personal income
had declined by 6.2%. In Texas,
non-farm proprietorship and part-
nership incomes increased by 8.3%
from 1988 to 1989 while total per-
sonal income had increased by
7.2%. Nationally, non-farm pro-
prietor and partnership incomes
had increased by 4.6% while total
personal income had increased by
7.2% during the period.
From 1989 to 1990, non-farm
proprietor and partnership incomes
in Gaines County increased by
7.6% while total personal income
had increased by 23.0%. In
Texas, non-farm proprietorship
and partnership incomes in-
creased by 4.9% from 1989 to
1990 while total personal income
had increased by 8.2%. Nation-
ally, non-farm proprietor and
partnership incomes had in-
creased by 4.7% while total per-
sonal income had increased by
6.6% during the period.
From 1990 to 1991, non-farm
proprietor and partnership in-
comes in Gaines County in-
creased by 13.3% while total
personal income fell by 14.0%. In
Texas, non-farm proprietorship
and partnership incomes in-
creased by 10.4% from 1990 to
• 1991 while total personal income
had increased by 6.0%. Nation-
ally, non-farm proprietor and
partnership incomes had in-
creased by 5.7% while total per-
sonal income had increased by
3.8% during the period.
From 1991 to 1992, non-farm
proprietor and partnership in-
comes in Gaines County in-
creased by 9.1% while total per-
sonal income had increased by
20.1%. In Texas, non-farm pro-
prietorship and partnership in-
comes increased by 11.8% from
1991 to 1992 while total personal
income had increased by 7.7%.
Nationally, non-farm proprietor
and partnership incomes had in-
creased by 9.1% while total per-
sonal income had increased by
6.1% during the period.
Non-farm proprietor and part-
nership income made up a larger
proportion of total persona) in-
come in Gaines County in 1992
than it did nationally. It also made
up a smaller proportion of per-
sonal income in Gaines County
than it did in Texas.
School makes
policy changes
Only $2,500 in building permits
Beginning a new fiscal year in
October, the City of Seminole
issued building permits for
structures valued at $2,500,
according to the regular monthly
report from the city.
That figure compared with eight
permits in October of 1993, with a
valuation of $64^
11 permits, with a value of
$166,000, were issued.
The year-to-date fiscal year total
was the same as the monthly total,
as is the comparison with October
of last year. During the current
calendar year, 90 permits, with a
value of $1,266,085, have been
issued. That compares with calendar
year permit values of $4,988,430 a
year ago.
Also during October, eight
electrical permits were issued,
compared to one in September and
none in October of 1993. Fiscal
totals arc the same and 60 have been
issued during the calendar year.
There were nine plumbing
permits issued in October,
compared to 10 in September and
11 in October of last year. Fiscal
year totals arc again the same and
70 have been issued during the
Apr. 1.24", May 4.28", June .24"
July 2.84", Aug. .04", Sept. 2.22",
Oct. 1.09")
Last Year
Date, '93 Hi Low Prec.
County, City, Hospital,
Chamber meetings this week
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
Nov. 9
Nov. 10
Nov. 11
50
65
70
63
60
23
25
33
33
46
.00
.00
.00
.03
Tr.
Total rainfall Nov. ’93.........25"
Total rainfall. 1993........17.32"
Record Nov. High, 1977 .... 89*
Record Nov. Low, 1980......5*
Average Nov. High ..........65.6*
Average Nov. Low..........34.3*
Average Nov. rainfall.........64"
Greatest daily rainfall,78 2.52"
Greatest Nov. rainfall,'23 7.06"
Avg. Nov. days 32* & under 13
Avg. Nov. days 90* A. over.... 0
Avg. Snowfall in Nov.........1.4"
Greatest Snowfall, '80..... 14.1"
(Official NWS record* are maintained by
John E. Moffatt. Records are for the per-
iod. 1922-92)
Four entities have set regular
meetings in Seminole this week.
At 10 a.m. Monday, Gaines
County Commissioners will meet
in the Commissioner’s Courtroom
of the Gaines County Courthouse
to canvass election results and
consider certifying the results, open
proposals on an imaging system,
open bids on a sheriff’s car and
consider approval of road crossings.
The Seminole City Council will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall
to hear regular monthly reports;
consider a recommendation of the
zoning board concerning the
Oakridge Addition and three lots;
settlement of the Encrgas rate case;
casting votes for the Gaines County
Appraisal District Board of
Directors; a proposal for
professional services on the drilling
of water wells; an appointment to
the zoning board; and bids on a
pickup.
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., the
Seminole Hospital Board will meet
at the board room of Seminole
Memorial Hospital to consider
regular reports, including those of
*lhc medical staff, St. Mary of the
Plains, the Healthcare Center,
finances and the CEO, approval of
a safety statement, approval of an
organizational chart and
validation/invalidation of the voter
petition concerning a rollback. An
executive session for personnel and
quality assurance will also take
place.
At 7 a.m. Wednesday, the
Seminole Area Chamber of
Commerce board will consider
several items on their agenda. A
copy of the agenda was not
available as of presstime.
calendar year.
Mechanical permits totalled five,
compared to none in September and
four in October of 1993. Fiscal year
totals arc the same, while 39 have
been issued during the current
calendar year.
Local man
injured in
accident
As of presstime late Friday, a
Seminole man was still in surgery
at University Medical Center in
Lubbock as the result of a two-
vehicle accident just south of Loop
Friday morning.
Just after 4 p.m. Friday, a
hospital spokesperson at the
Lubbock facility said 55-ycar-old
Mack L. Wood was "still in the
operating room and "had been for
some time."
According to investigating
officers of the Department of Public
Safety, Wood was headed south in
his 1993 Chevrolet pickup on Farm-
To-Markct Road 303 south of Loop,
at the intersection of County Road
126. At the same time, a 1993 Ford
pickup, driven by Elton
Faulkcnbcrry of Scagraves, was
headed cast on the County Road and
apparently pulled in front of the
Wood vehicle. Investigators said
Wood applied his brakes and
skidded into the Ford.
Both vehicles sustained heavy
damage in the accident. The
accident is still under investigation
by DPS officers.
During a routine session
Thursday, the Seminole School
Board considered several routine
items at its regular board meeting,
including the approval of six policy
changes.
Two of the policy changes dealt
with the method by which trustees
of the district are elected,
specifically, the cumulative voting
process and the creation of single-
member districts, which were
established as part of the court order
mandating single-member districts.
Other policies approved include,
addressing the procedure for filling
a vacancy on the board; a revised
policy to set forth the daily rate of
pay for a substitute teacher whose
continuous employment in the same
assignment exceeds 10 days, which
puts into writing a policy that has
actually been in effect since 1990;
a policy authorizing credit .by
examination for eligible students in
grades 7-12, which sets the
minimum requirement that the
student has had formal instruction
on the basis of a review of the
student’s educational records; and
a policy requiring all visitors to the
schools to first report to the
Principal’s office.
Following approval, the board
deleted two policies which were in
conflict with two of those approved,
including the method of electing
board members and procedures for
filling a vacancy.
APPRAISAL BOARD VOTES
By a vote of 6-0, with board
member Gary Matthews abstaining,
the school board cast their voles for
three candidates for The Gaines
County Appraisal District Board.
The school had 2158 votes and cast
720 for Bob Lumpkin, 719 for Karl
Don Hughes and 719 for James R.
(Bob) Andrews.
AUDIT REPORT
Dave Davis of Davis, Ray and
Company presented the 1993-94
audit of the school district and gave
an "unqualified," or "clean" opinion
of the records. Davis said the school
district was in compliance with both
general and federal funds.
Following the presentation, the
board approved the audit.
ASSESSED VALUE
Also approvedby the board were
assessed tax values, as determined
by the Gaines County Appraisal
District.
A letter from the Appraisal
District determined that the assessed
value for the 1994 tax roll is
$2,008,605.819. Using the adopted
rate of $1.15 per $100 valuation,
generated revenue was estimated at
$23,051,481.52.
TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE
The board approved all
recommended persons for the 1994-
95 textbook adoption committee.
They include, J’Lyn Ryan,
accounting; Sandra Ward,
economics; Jammcy Huggins, art
(grades 9-12); Karen Whitfield,
music (grades 1-8); Robert
Chappell, dcbatc/public speaking;
Becky Scott, calculus/mathcmatics
of money (grades 9-12); Jean
Meeks, pre-kindergarten learning
systems; Paula Minier, science II,
Grade 8/carth science; Mike
Waldrip, environmental science
(grades 10-12); David Turner, world
geography; and Shelly Touchstone,
cosmetology.
AUCTION
A silent auction of surplus items
at the school was also authorized by
the board, with the auction
tentatively scheduled for early
December.
A partial listing of items include,
See SCHOOL, Page 2
Appraisal Board
approved audit
A routine meeting of the Gaines
County Appraisal Board took place
Tuesday afternoon.
The board approved an audit
engagement letter from Davis, Ray
and Co. to audit the appraisal
district’s operating fund.
Each year, two audits of the
district arc hcld-the collection
account for the year ending June 30
and the operating account for the
year ending December 31.
This year’s collection audit was
completed earlier.
All board members, with the
exception of Roy Wicker and Carole
Ehrlich, were present for the
meeting,-----
ale count hits 192,601
The bale count at the 13 Gaines
County gins in operation this season
continued to rise, according to the
unofficial bale count conducted by
The Sentinel.
For the week, another 36,586
bales were ginned, bringing the
season total to 192,989 bales.
The Lamcsa Cotton Classing
Office classed 58,704 samples this
past week, bringing the season total
to 192,601.
Color Grade Distribution for
Grade 22 was 34.2 percent for the
week and 34.6 percent for the
season; Grade 21 was 25.8 percent
for the week and 28.7 percent for
the season; Grade 31 was 15.0
percent for the week and 8.2 for the
Peanut harvest
over 108 million
season; and Grade 32 was 13.1
percent for the week and 9.7 percent
for the season.
Length Distribution for the week
averaged 34.21 32nds and 34.26
32nds for the season; Length
Uniformity averaged 81.01 percent
for the week and 81.12 percent for
the season; Mike Distribution was
41.83 for the week and 41.4 for the
season; and Strength Distribution
was 29.06 grams per tex for the
week and 29.31 for the season.
BALE COUNT
347>82Q 339,000
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Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 13, 1994, newspaper, November 13, 1994; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049467/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.