Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Page: 1 of 21
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Cotton harvest gearing
The 2000 cotton harvest has
begun although area gins are
reporting that the crop is slowly
going in.
County Extension Agent (IPM)
Kerry Siders expects this year’s
crop to be average or below
average.
Farmers and gitmen alike
expect this to be one of the earliest
harvested crops in the history of the
county, if the weather continues to
be clear and dry.
The hot and dry weather is
challenging farmers to decide
PICKET LINE—Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 2589, picketed the
Levelland Post Office Tuesday. A dozen letter carriers, most from Lubbock, walked a picket line from 9:30
a.m. until around 5:15 p.rrv protesting management of the local post office. The number of picketers swelled
to 16 late in the afternoon, despite the 100 degree day. The pickets were led by C.E. (Eddie) Odle, President
of the NALC branch. One of the signs said, “Letter carriers deserve fair treatment." (Staff Photo)
Local post office picketed
by letter carriers Tuesday
Despite picketing by at least a-
dozen members of the National
Association of Letter Carriers in
front of the Levelland Post Office
Tuesday, the mail went out and
came in as ususal.
Residents were surprised to see
the placard carrying mail carriers
f marching in front of Itrfc downtown
post office. Most of those
participating in the picket were
from Lubbock.
According to C.E. (Eddie) Odle,
President of the NALC Branch
2589 in Lubbock, the picket was
about the way management in the
Levelland post office treats
employees.
Odle was vague in describing
the way the employees are
mistreated.
Postmaster Doug Tow said he
was surprised that the local post
office was being picketed.
“The postal service provides
access to multiple avenues for all
employees to work out conflicts
and disputes as well as through the
labor relations board, Equal
Opportunity Commission and the
structure of the national contract
most of our employees work
under,* said Tow of dispute
resolution alternatives. He said
some issues are in appeal and that
it would be iriappropriate for Mm to
comment on such things.
“There are lots and lots of ways
for their voices to be heard," he
said. i
Tow stressed that local postal
employees scheduled to work
reported for work and the mail was
delivered as planned. “We have
excellent employees,." he stated.
Tow explained that there aie
three unions represented in the
local post office. Ten employees
are represented by the letter carriers
union; four-rural letter carriers are
represented by their own
organization and the six clerks are
represented by a third organization.
Odle said that in April of last
year there was art intervention in
the Levelland Post Office in which
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whether to put even more money
into this year’s already expensive
crop or to wait for a killing freeze.
Many worry that the clear weather
won’t last forever. Wet weather
could damage the cotton crop
which is opening from top to
bottom without the help of harvest
chemicals.
Area gins report they are just
getting started and are not yet
running 24 hours around the clock
although some will start that type of
schedule this week as the harvest
picks up momentum.
A survey of area gins showed
approximately 9,400 bales had been
ginned through mid-afternoon
Tuesday. Some of the gins began
operating about two weeks ago.
Bale counts ranged from a low
of 90 to a high of about 2,500 from
gin to gin.
Most reported that their gins are
working well and that the grades
have been good although staple
length has been short as has been
expected.
All expect the harvesting and
ginning pace to intensify by this
time next week if the weather stays
dear.
The county agent says the
harvest will shift into a higher gear
over the next 10 to 14 days.
“A lot of the cotton is ready. I
really wonder why we’re not
further along," he observed. “If it
sits in with cooler weather it will
cost more to kill."
He hopes more farmers will
take advantage of the warmer
weather to get a better kill on the
cotton leaves.
As for yield potential,, he feels it
will be average or slightly below
average when the final bale count is
made.
The yield potential is deceiving.
gins working
What looks great from the turn row
is not producing as much cotton as
expected.
As a result, some farmers are
very surprised although there are
some pretty good crops waiting to
be harvested, Siders said.
Some yields are reflecting the
insect pressure and how the fields
were treated. If the insect problems
were not addressed as they
occurred, yields have been
substantially reduced.
“I’m fairly optimistic about the
end results. While not in the
spotlight, compared to other parts
of the South Plains, our crop is
pretty good," Siders says.
He predicted yields will be
highly mixed and will range from
total losses to some yields from
irrigated fields in excess of 800 lbs.
per acre.
As an average, he says irrigation
cotton in Hockley County produces
around 460 lbs. and dryland around
185 lbs. per acre for a overall
average of around 350 lbs. per acre.
The county has close to 250,000
acres of cotton this year and Siders
expects production to total around
175,000 bales. That’s a good ball
park estimate. Of course, you’re
counting your eggs before they’re
hatched."
He says one of the reasons
yields are lower than expected in
some fields is because of boll size.
On an average, it takes 350 bolls to
produce a pound of cotton lint. This
year, because of the small size of
the bolls, it is taking about 400
bolls to produce a pound of lint. “It
is just taking more bolls to make a
pound this year," he says.
Reflecting on the summer
months, he says this is one of the
first years for farmers to have a
crop all the way to the top, if they
protected it from insects.
“We had a lot of heat units, We
almost had enough heat units for a
crop and a half," he says.
The continued heat is the reason
peanut growers are still watering
their crops. They are trying to
optimize production although at
some point they may sacrifice part
of the early crop.
The same applies to cotton. “If
you wait for the last bolls to open,
you may be placing those first bolls
in peril," says Siders.
With the weather forecast
calling for more clear weather this
week, Siders expects more and
more farmers to be harvesting this
year’s crops, including milo,
peanuts and cotton.
Voter registration
deadline Monday
Monday, Oct 9, is the deadline
to register in person to vote for the
November general election
Residents who are registering
by mail must return their application
forms to the Tax Assessor-
Collector's Office by Oct 10.
Registration in person may be
done weekdays from 9 a m to 5 p m.
at that office, located on the first
floor of the courthouse
Residents may register if they
are U S citizens and at least 18
years old by die time of the election.
Applicants are not required to
provide personal identification with
a photograph m order to register
But they must provide their driver’s
license number as part of
registration
Early voting for the general
election will start Oct 23 and end
Nov 3
The general election will be
held Nov. 7.
Angie Vest wins first
in weekly grid contest
After a few surprise victories
throughout the football world this
past weekend, Angie Vest was a
clear winner of the News-Press
weekly contest. She correctly
picked 18 out of the 20 games.
The second and third place
winners had to be decided by the
tie-breaker with eight entries pick-
ing 17 correct. Cain Cardiel won
second place with the closest tie-
breaker score and Dusty Charters
finished in third place. Just out of
the money were Sergio Cardiel,
Brad Gore, Wayne Mason, Kim
Pollard, Steve Pollard, and Addie
Vest.
Sergio Cardiel continues to
lead the overall contest after four
weeks with 64 correct answers. *
Steve Pollard and Julie
McLendon are in second place with
62 correct.
Third place individuals with 59
correct answers are Terry Hans,
Tom Wilson, Ryan Pollard, Wayne
Mason, Jerry Gleason, Dusty
Charters, Derek Eddins, G.W.
Lyon, J.R. Haile, Ray Dennis.
The following entries have 58
correct answers: Robert Shoemaker,
Larry Verscheueren, James Setser,
Voncille Bates, Nancy Comer,
Jamie Enriquez.
MORE REPAIRS-The City of Levelland continues to make washing out more or breaking off. Tuesday, city employees were setting
improvements to Lobo Lake prior to it being refilled. The lake was forms in preparation of the pouring of concrete. City manager Greg
lowered to allow permanent installation of a lake pump which can be used Ingham hopes wiring on the pump is completed this week or early next
to lower the lake when it threatens to floor. Inspection of the lake showed
that the spill ways had washed out. While the lake was low, the city is
backfilling and adding concrete to the spillways to prevent them from
week so water can be pumped back into the popular park lake. (Staff
Photo
Yodeler being featured at Saturday Night Special
Tania Moody, a world-class
yodeler and professional
entertainer, will be the featured
guest for the debut performance
Saturday (Oct. 7) of South Plains
College's Saturday Night Special, a
weekly Branson-style show.
Concert time is 7:30 p.m. in
the Tom T. Hall Performance
Center in the Creative Arts
left are Saturday Night Special ensemble members Ami Gre^and Crystal
Kurt Bucknw^diSm, AmanctoSh’ires and
Mema Heersink, fiddle; Chris Dorman, bass and vocals; Joe Cm,
professor of music, assistant director, mandolin; John Hartin, family will enjoy with high-quality
SPC. Admission to the televised Thursday Nite Live is free. Proceeds from professor of musfc, chairperson of the Creative Arts Department, electric entertainment that will make
Saturday Night Special performances will be used for student scholarships, guitar and pedal steel, and Rusty Hudelson (right), associate professor of
Cost for SNS is 15 for senior citizens and $6 for general admission. From music, show director, keyboard. (SPC Photo)
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL — The brand-new Saturday Night
Special ensemble from South Plains College will be guests Thursday, (Oct
5) evening on Thursday Nite Live and then will launch their own Branson-
style weekly musical variety show on Saturday (Oct. 7) at SPC. Showtime
for both concerts is 7:30 p.m. in the Tom T. Hall Performance Center at
Building. Admission is $5 for
senior citizens and $6 general
admission. Proceeds will be used
for student scholarships.
Moody has performed on live
radio and television shows and
performed in coffee houses,
theaters and for touring shows,
such as SPC's Country Caravan.
She is currently lead singer for the
classic country band, The Knights
of the West, who perform monthly
at the Tower Theater in Post.
Moody has also performed at
the Lubbock Cowboy Symposium,
where she sang with classic
yodeler Patsy Montana.
Her father, Rusty Hudelson,
associate professor of music at
SPC, is show director.
"We are very pleased to have
Tania as the first guest for this very
special show. She is known as the
Queen of the Cowgirl Yodelers and
will be doing some comedy as
well," he noted. The show itself
will feature a traditional country
music format, with some comedy
and Southern gospel.
"This is a show that the whole
Additional performances are
scheduled Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct.
28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec.
2 and Dec. 9.
For show information, contact
the SPC Creative Arts Department
at 894-9611, ext. 2281.
QUEEN OF COUNTRY/
COMEDY- Tania Moody, known
as the Queen of Cowgirl Yodeling
and a comedienne in her own right,
will be the first featured guest for
Saturday Night Special Saturday
(Oct. 7) at South Plains College.
Moody has performed on live radio
and television and is currently lead
singer for the classic country band.
The Knights of the West at the
Tower Theater in Post.
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