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2-LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Wediweday, October 4, 2000
Just
Rambling
With Stephen Henry
A friend asked bow long it has
been since it last rained. We had to
refer to the records kept by another
friend, L.L. Dunlap, for the answer.
As of Tuesday, it had been 55
days since we last had measurable
rainfall. Mr. Dunlap recorded .75 of
an inch on Aug. 8 and .08 of an
inch on Aug. 9. He recorded traces
of moisture on Sept. 10 and 24* but
the moisture wasn’t even enough to
cause many people to wash their
cars. About the only moisture
we’ve seen around here is the
splatter bugs make hitting the
windshield at 70 mph. It has been
dry!
The weather forecast is for a
cold front to blow into the area
Thursday dropping temperatures
and bringing a hint of rain into the
forecast. We’re not holding our
breath. Most of our farmers would
just as much like rain to hold off
until this year’s crop has been
harvested.
Now, for a couple of stories.
A Sunday school teacher asked
her class why Joseph and Mary
took Jesus with them to Jerusalem.
A small child replied, “They
couldn’t get a babysitter.”
A Sunday school teacher asked
the children just before she
dismissed them for worship service,
“And why is it necessary to be quiet
in church?”
“Because people are sleeping,”
replied a little boy.
A Sunday school class was
discussing how God created
everything, including human
beings.
Little Johnny seemed especially
intent when the teacher told him
how Eve was created out of one of
Adam’s ribs.
Later in the week, his mother
noticed him lying down as though
he was ill. She asked what was the
matter.
He responded, “I have a pain in
my side. I think I’m going to have a
wife."
Survivor relates horror of Holocaust
Holocaust survivor, Helene as relatives were celebrating her
Levi Shiver, was the guest speaker great-great-grandfather’s 104*
for the TFWC Las Fidelis Study Birthday. They were taken to
Club meeting held on Tuesday, Dachau.
Sept. 26. Shiver feels it is her duty to tell
Shiver was bom in Sophia, her story. She claims talking about
Bulgaria, in 1928. Her mother’s it is therapy. She spent four years at
ancestors were survivors of the Dachau and then liberation by the
Spanish Inquisition in 1492, and her Americans. She told the Las Fidelis
father’s ancestors were survivors of Study Club members that she saw
the Czar persecution in Russia in something red between the slats at
lg46 , the window of the concentration
Shiver is the sole survivor of camp- “ft was the American flag!”
108 relatives and family, all victims Today, she flies the American flag
of the Holocaust. They were at her home in Lubbock,
abducted in 1942 from their home In the face of unspeakable,
SPC Thursday Nite Live airing
The first fall performance for
Thursday Nite Live, a . live
televised monthly musical variety
show at South Plains College, is
scheduled Oct. 5.
Show time is 7:30 p.m. in the
Tom T. Hall Performance Center in
the Creative Arts Building. There
is no admission charge. The show
will be broadcast on SPC-TV,
Charter cable 10 to viewers in
Levelland, Morton, Brownfield and
Littlefield.
"We want to invite everyone
from the South 1 Plains area to
attend the show. It's a show geared
for the entire family and a great
way to spend a Thursday evening," *
said Cary Banks, coordinator of
commercial music and show
director.
Special guests will be the new
After 52 years of marriage, the
Shivers live in Lubbock. Their
daughter is a medical doctor. They
have two granddaughters. The num-
ber of survivors are increasing in
her family.
The TFWC Las Fidelis Study
Club listened to the program in the
home of Jane and Sue Jo Cole dur-
ing the afternoon. This was the
annual guest day for the club.
President Jane Cole introduced Mac
Buster, program chairman, who
introduced the program and
presented speaker, Helene Levi
Shiver.
Members and guests who were
present at the meeting were:
Mac Buster, Jane Cole, Sue Jo
Cole, Maxine Cook, Lunette Dick-
son, Paula Dunn, Suzanne Leggitt,
Saturday Night Special ensemble, Woman," "Signed, Sealed and Kay McDonnell, Polly Parker,
a group scheduled to perform in Delivered," "Take the Money and Mary Shea, Katherine Shepherd,
weekly Branson-style shows at Run," "Shower the People" and Flonene Stem, Kathryn Taylor, Bill
"I'm Comin Home." ■“ - - --
inhuman situations. Shiver’s mother An American G.l. (6'6 1/2" tall)
urged her to do the work, don’t cry, asked if anyone could sneak Eng-
don’t look the Germans in the face. lish. Because she could read and
Look to God, be kind, be a lady, write in seven languages, Shiver
don’t be ashamed of what happened
to her as a woman, and help others.
Her mother died along with her
other relatives at Dachau. For 40
years after liberation, Shiver could
not cry. She commented, you pre-
tend you’re not hungry, not cold,
not hot, keep your head down.
Suddenly on April 29, 1945,
the loud radio with Hitler’s voice
stopped. There were loud bangs, the
Americans had come.
answered him.
The women were taken to
Salisbury, Austria, given medical
attention and special care as they
began to eat.
The tall American solider paid
special attention to the needs or 17-
year-old Helene Levi. After his
tenure in Germany and three years
at Tallahassee State University,
John Shiver returned to Germany
and married Helene.
SPC. Their debut is Saturday, Oct.
7.
The October show will feature
current country hits, such as "Feels
Like Love," "1 Hope You Dance,"
"That's the Way," "Holding Out for
You" and "Honky Tonk Attitude."
Other selections include rock
and R&B hits, such as "Natural
Monthly
Weather Recap
The following information reflects the
recorded weather for September 2000 in
Levelland that is reported to the National
Weather Service by L.L. Dunlap.
Day
Prec.
High
Low
1
—
85
61
2
—
99
60
3
—
101
63
4
—
103
63
5
—
102
64
6
—
103
64
7
—
105
64
8
—
99
64
9
—
95
63
10
T
97
62
11
—
104
64
12
—
103
58
13
—
93
59
14
—
93
57
15
—
95
57
16
—
93
56
17
—
97
56
18
—
97
56
19
—
95
51
20
—
96
54
21
—
75
50
22
—
87
50
23
—
96
61
24
T
73
53
25
—
69
36
26
—
73
38
27
—
83
35
28
—
85
43
29
—
88
46
30
—
87
47
0% precipitation for tha month.
TNL PERFORMANCE — Thursday Nite Live, the South Plains College monthly musical variety show, will
have a performance Thursday (Oct. 5). Concert time is 7:30 p.m. in the Tom T. Hall Performance Center in the
Creative Arts Building in Levelland. Admission is free. The high-energy, family entertainment show will also
be broadcast live on Charter Cable Channel 10 to viewers in Levelland, Littlefield, Morton and Brownfield.
Ensemble members are (front row from left) Mema Heersink from Monte Visa, Colo., fiddle; Katie Thornhill
from Odessa, vocalist; Whitney Phipps from Welch, keyboard; Janalei Potrament from Mesa, Az., vocalist; Leslie
White from Lubbock, vocalist, and April Richards Jjom Brownfield, bass guitar and background vocals; and from
left on the back row are Noel Olivas from Andrews, rhythm guitar and lead and back-up vocals; Wes Nickson
from Lubbock, lead and back-up vocals; Caleb Green from Fort Sumner, N.M., bass, guitar, percussion and
vocals; Cody Banks from Lubbock, percussion; and Kyle Aaron from Wichita Falls, guitar, fiddle and mandolin.
(SPC Photo)
PICKETS continued from page 1
4 person from outside of the area
come in and found that there was
basically one common problem
between all three crafts which
included carriers, clerks and rural
route carriers. "And that was
communication. Basically, there
was no communication between
management and labor," said Odle.
He said two of the crafts feel they
are not treated in a professional
manner.
“We’ve had two follow-ups to
this intervention last year," said
Odle. “Both said the problem still
exists. I have had little success in
getting management within the
Levelland post office or
management in Lubbock to address
the problems and find a solution to
them. I think we can say there are
two major issues: communications
and the treatment of the employees.
“So we tried communicating.
This picket is a resort of them not
listening to our needs and
addressing the issues,” continued
Odle.
“We would like to see
management here replaced,” stated
Odle. “We need both problems
addressed. Either replace the
management that is within the post
office that is in Levelland or
address the problems so that the
issues go away. And that’s what we
need.”
Only the one day picket was
planned. A dozen pickets were
carrying signs before lunch and 16
were carrying signs and walking
the picket line at 5 p.m.
“We’ll wait and see if the picket
does any good,” said Odle. “We’ll
see whether they’ll talk with us or
not or make some changes. If they
don’t, then we’ll have to ask for a
second picket and we’ll have to
ask for some of the national officers
to come down. If that doesn’t
work, then we’ll have to do
something else."
He said letter carriers from
Levelland were not asked to
participate in the picket because
they did not want to disrupt mail
delivery. “This is our job. We want
to keep our job. The job is a great
job," stated Odle. “We just want to
be treated fairly."
The union branch represents
approximately 250 letter carriers in
Levelland, Lubbock Littlefield and
Spur.
Fall clean up authorized by city;
containers available this Saturday
The Levelland City Council
unanimously approved a fall clean-
up to begin this Saturday and to
continue through Oct. 23' .
City Manager Greg Ingham
reminded the council that they had
indicated that they felt a fall
cleanup campaign would be
beneficial for the city. The city
sponsored a spring cleanup
campaign from April 15* through
April 23rd and then extended it a
week due to use of the roll off
containers.
Ingham told the council the roll
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off containers could be set out by
this Saturday. They will be located
at seven different locations:
Kauffman Park, Jefferson St. and
Lucille Ave., Hickory and Sherman
Streets, Brookhollow and South
College, 3"1 St. and Ave. D, 1700
Avenue H (north of City Hall) and
Lee Street and Avenue Q.
Last spring approximately 43
tons of trash, building products and
tree and shrub waste were hauled
off.
The fall cleanup will start
Saturday and continue through the
23"1 giving residents two full weeks
and three weekends in which to
dispose of old furniture, scrap
lumber, tree limbs and other
acceptable waste items.
Certain items including used oil
and filters, tires, loose paper, food
waste, appliances, metals,
chemicals of any kind, radioactive
or hazardous materials of any
liquids cannot be placed in the roll-
off containers. Tires, Used oil and
filters, appliances and metals can be
disposed of at the city’s transfer
station on A&M Lane.
For information about the clean-
up cal the City Hall at 894-0113.
The show will also feature
Dave Matthews' "Satellite," a
fiddle instrumental, "New
Country," and the popular song,
"The South's Gonna Do It Again."
Featured TNL performers are
Whitney Phipps from Welch,
keyboards; Caleb Green from Ft.
Sumner, N.M., vocals and bass;
April Richards from Brownfield,
bass and vocals; WeS Nickson
from Lubbock, lead and back-up
vocals; Noel Olivas from Andrews,
rhythm guitar and lead and back-up
vocals; Janalei Potrament from
Mesa, Az., vocals; Leslie White
from Lubbock, vocals and acoustic
guitar; Katie Thornhill from
Odessa, vocals; Mema Heersink
from Monte Visa, Colo., fiddle;
Cody Banks from Lubbock, drums;
and Cary Banks, show director,
guitar, mandolin and vocals.
Students in the performing arts
technology and sound technology
programs provide technical support
for the broadcast.
For more information, contact
the SPC Creative Arts Department
at 894-9611, ext. 2281.
Levelland ISD
school board
sets meetings
The Levelland School Board
has scheduled two special meetings
over the next few days.
The board met at 7 a.m.
Wednesday in the Cotton Room at
South Plains College to consider
two bid items: resurfacing the high
school track and the purchase of a
vehicle for the maintenance
department.
Proposals for resurfacing the
high school track were opened at 3
p.m. Tuesday and were presented to
the board Wednesday morning. The
recommendation was that the board
approve the best bid.
The board was also considering
accepting a bid for a new pickup
for use by the custodial supervisor.
The money for that purchase has
been left over from the recent
purchase of buses and a vehicle and
trailer. The administration has
asked for quotes on four different
vehicles from R&K Auto and
Smith South Plains. A
recommendation will be made at
the meeting.
The board will meet at 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 9, in the S.O.A.R.
Computer Lab in the district’s
annex. Purpose of that meeting is to
conduct Tier II Board Training.
Thomman, Barbara Wagner.
Guests: Aileen Lindly, Betty
Mathies, Carolyn Rush, Louise
Reid, and Frances Ford.
Police
Report
The Levelland Police
Department handled a routine
number of domestic violence and
terroristic threat cases over the past
few days.
They also investigated the
burglary of a 1997 Chevrolet
Cavalier belonging to Jamie Baum
of 500 A&M Lane, Apt. Bl. She
reported her wallet, Ohio driver’s
license, Social Security, $10 in cash
and two keys were apparently
stolen from her car which she
leaves unlocked.
Saturday Gary W. Mayes of
Amarillo reported the theft of a
vacuum and $102 in cash from 206
Ave. T. The theft was investigated
by officer Richard Wooton.
Officers caught two 11-year-old
girls with a spray paint can in their
possession after the city park
playground area was defaced with
graffiti Saturday. The girls were
released to the custody of their
parents.
Officer Duane Rust arrested a
50-year-old woman who was
caught shoplifting personal hygiene
products in United Supermarkft
Victor Vela Jr. reported the theft
of a Magnavox TV form his home
at 406 Ave. J. Thefe are no suspect^
in that theft.
Officers have a 17-year-old
suspect in a criminal mischief case
involving a stereo system and alarm
clock belonging to Richard Leyva
of 206 Ave. E.
Wallace Theater
meeting slated
A meeting for everyone
concerned or interested in the
future of the Wallace Theater will
be held Thursday, Oct. 5* in the
City Hall Conference Room.
The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m.
A preliminary research
questionnaire is being distributed to
interested people. The
questionnaire is an effort to
pinpoint the most important issues
regarding a successful reuse of the
old theater.
For more information about the
meeting, call Jean Warren at 894-
3079.
HIGHWAY WORK PROGRESSING- Woik on Highway 114 from the
intersection of 385 westward is moving rapidly now. Once die west bound
lane is completed, the final layer will be applied to die east bound lane.
Driveway work is also underway on the north side of the highway. Once
this phase of the construction project is completed, work will shift to the
east side of the 114 & 385 intersection. The highway will be reconstructed
from that intersection to the city limits where it will'link up with the
refurnished highway to the county line. (Staff Photo)
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Rigg, John. Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 2000, newspaper, October 4, 2000; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168961/m1/2/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.