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2-LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS. Sunday. May 12,1996
Police Report
Like the recent rise in tempera-
tures, tempers flared Wednesday
when three separate assault inci-
dents broke out across the city.
One case involved an alleged
attack on Jerry Hinson of Level-
land after 6 p.m.
An off-duty police officer said he
saw two men pushing a car that had
broken down at the scene of the
fight at West Avenue and Eighth
-Street.
One of the suspects claimed that
Hinson and another person had
pointed a sawed-off shotgun at
them earlier.
According to witnesses, several
people went to a residence and
confronted Hinson about the
incident. A fight ensued, one
involving Hinson and as many as
five other Levelland men.
Police continue to investigate the
case.
Manuel Resendnez said he was
assaulted by four males outside his
Cypress Street home Wednesday
afternoon.
When officers arrived at the
residence, they saw a dark-colored
vehicle leaving the neighborhood
at a high rate of speed.
A 21-year-old Levelland man
knocked on the door and began
arguing with Resendez. The
suspect allegedly hit Resendez and
pulled him off the porch. The other
suspects got out of their vehicle
and attacked the victim.
Police later stopped the suspect's
vehicle and took two of the men to
jail for questioning.
Doug Hunt of Lubbock said he
was assaulted by a 38-year-old
Brownfield man at about 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday.
Hunt, a Fabit Industries field
supervisor, said ius a^aiiant also
worked for Fabit.
The victim said he had followed
the employee during the day,
taking notes on how well the
man performed his job.
After the suspect returned to
the Fabit shop on Washington
Street, Hunt talked with the man
about his job performance. The
suspect became angry and hit
Hunt. He also kicked Hunt in the
groin, according to reports.
Hunt said he would file charges
against the man.
Claudine Fitts said a female may
have stolen $700 in currency from
her purse Wednesday night.
Fitts and the suspect went into a
residence at 1619 Austin St. The
victim went into another room,
CRP emergency
haying & grazing
procedures set
Actions taken recently by Presi-
dent Clinton mean that farmers
may use part of their Conservation
Reserve Program acreage for
emergency haying and grazing.
The action should provide imme-
diate relief for livestock producers
who have been hurt by low live-
stock prices, a scarcity of available
hay and forage, and record-high
grain prices.
Emergency grazing provisions
are effective immediately, and
emergency haying provisions will
go into effect July 1.
Growers may hay or graze CRP
land, but they may not hay and
graze the same acreage. At least 25
percent of each field must be left
untouched for wildlife.
If the cover fails as a result of
emergency haying or grazing,
farmers must re-establish CRP
cover at their own expense.
Participants who hay or graze
CRP must have prior approval
from the ESA and NRCS.
CRP participants may rent or
lease grazing privileges or sell
standing or cut hay to any live-
stock producer.
Growers should keep in mind that
rental payments shall be reduced
according to the number of CRP
acres grazed or hayed.
For more information, call the
FSA at 894-3322.
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reluming a moment later to see the
suspect run out the front door.
Fitts discovered that her purse
had been opened and the money
taken, police said.
A Levelland woman said her ex-
boyfriend walked up and cursed at
her Tuesday morning as she
walked to her vehicle in front of
Farmers Country Market.
The suspect is a Levelland man
between the ages of 47 and 52.
Three Levelland men were
arrested for public intoxication late
Thursday night outside the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.
Police sent to the post to investi-
gate a disturbance found the
suspects arguing loudly with one
another in the parking lot.
The men, who smelled of alcohol,
refused to take a field sobriety test.
They were arrested and taken to
jail.
A Savage .223-caliber rifle and
scope were reported as stolen
Wednesday from University
Square Apartments on A & M
Lane.
The rifle was loaned to a South
Plains College student, according
to Sandy Coleman of South U.S.
385.
Coleman said several friends of
the family were out hunting coyo-
tes that day. The rifle was loaned to
the man who took it to his apart-
ment. He later told police that
someone broke into his apartment
and took the gun.
A county woman reported that
her husband kicked and bruised her
earlier this week after the couple
quarreled.
A sheriff's deputy went to the
couple's home on East Ellis Road
at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
The victim told the lawman that
her husband grabbed her when she
tried to leave the house. She
bruised her knuckles on a door
during the struggle. The deputy
noticed that the woman also had
red marks on her face. She said her
husband had kicked her in the leg
earlier in the week.
Vandals have been shooing out
and stealing construction panel
lights that belong to Barricades
Unlimited of Lubbock.
Keith Breeden told deputies that
10 construction lights worth $200
were stolen or shot with a firearm
on FM 301. One light was near the
Tretolite building in Sundown. A
6-foot barricade was also run over
by the culprits.
Montgomery & Neal
sworn into office
Jim Montgomery and Bobby Neal
were administered oaths bf office as
members of the South Plains College
Board of Regents Thursday
afternoon after regents canvassed
election returns.
A total of 728 residents voted in
the election with Neal, who was
unopposed for Position No. 1,
receiving 570 votes. Montgomery
defeated Barbara Gilley for the
Position No. 2 slot by a margin of
343-338.
Montgomery hit the floor running,
asking several questions during the
short meeting.
During the session, regents also
organized the board with Pete Peltict
making the motion to re-elect Mike
Box as chairman of the board; Bobby
Neal as vice-chairman and Charlie
Miller as secretary. They were
elected by acclamation.
Bobby Neal was re-appointed
chairman of the South Plains College
Foundation and Jim Montgomery
was named to the board. <■
Vice-President James Taylor
reminded regents that in less than
two hours they would be participat-
ing in the annual employees awards
banquet in which 65 people
representing 715 years of experience
at the college would be recognized.
Faculty members would also be
recognized for rank and tenure
advancement. Teaching awards at
both campuses would be presented
at the banquet.
He reported that a reception for
outgoing regent Nathan Tubb had to
be canceled because Tubb was ill.
Dr. Gary McDaniel reminded
regents that graduation was Friday
morning and that they needed to be
in (he Dome at 9:30 a.m. It was
reported that the college had 755
applications for graduation and 655
actually participating in the
ceremony.
Regents asked about the cost of
air-conditioning the women’s gym
and dome. It was noted that last year
the college got an estimate that it
would take 50,000 tons of air
conditioning at a cost Of approxi-
mately $1,000 per ton to cool the
women’s gym, which would not be
cost effective.
Vice-President Tony Riley
reported that the district has
collected $4.2 million or 98.05
percent of the tax roll. The district
budgeted on 98 percent collections.
Riley also reported that delinquent
collections are 17.99 or slightly
behind the usual 20-21 percent.
The meeting concluded with Dr.
McDaniel presenting regents with
copies of a draft of the proposed
1996-97 budget. He advised them it
was not on the agenda and conse-
quently is not a matter for discussion
but was for their study over the next
month. In June regents will go over
the budget, item by item. He
encouraged regents to study the
document and to make note of
questions.
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Cowan said lawmen were pleased
with the dip in criminal mischief
cases, which dipped from 69 to 44.
Although curfew violations
increased from a year earlier, the
daytime curfew enacted by Levelland
earlier this year has had an impact, he
said.
"It seems once the word got around,
activity went down," Cowan said.
The number of first quarter motor
vehicle collisions fell from 70 in 1996
to 53 this year.
Council members gave the green
light for the city toenter an engineer-
ing agreement that will mean the
replacement ol two sewer lift stations
and the installation of a backup
generator.
The engineering costs for the two
projects touted $23,000.
Replacing the two lift sutions with
a gravity flow sewer line will save
the city money in terms of mainte-
nance and rebuilding the stations, said
City Manager Greg Ingham.
"In the long run it should be very
cost effective," Ingham said. The
project cost is estimated at approxi-
mately $200,000.
The installation of a backup
generator at the city’s main water
pump at Hickory and Sherman would
provide enough power to operate at
least one well at the station incase of
an emergency.
Based on a recommendation by
Ingham, the Council unanimously
approved a motion that Levelland
join the Texas Coalition of Cities. The
cost for membership is about $750.
By joining the group, whose
membership includes cities such as
Dallas and Austin, Levelland will be
in a stronger position to deal with
telecommunication companies on
franchised utilities issues, the city
manager said.
"They also propose to assist an<’
monitor federal and state regulatory
commissions," Ingham said. "This is
a good opportunity to work with cities
across the state."
During the meeting, twocouncilmcn
were sworn into office.
Councilman Donnie Thoms of
District C was administered the oath
of office, along with newcomer Gene
Allen. t
Allen, 36, is area sales representa-
tive for the Balon Co., an Oklahoma-
based firm that manufactures valves
for energy and industrial applications.
He replaces Pat McCutchin, the
District A councilman who chose not
to run again.
COTTON
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Myrethia Wood was recognized for
23 years of service to the cooperative
and Joyce Peters was recognized for
30 years of service with the
cooperative. Kitchens also asked for
a minute of silence in honor of the
late Charlene Turner who gave the
association nearly 30 years of
service.
During his speech he said that
operating two gins 18 miles apart
proves to be challenging but feasible.
He also pointed out that cooperative
gins deal with 39 regulatory
agencies.
Three directors were elected
during the meeting. John Ballow,
Travis Tumipseed and Paul Isaacks
were re-elected to the board.
United Cotton Growers Coopera-
tive celebrated its second annual
meeting. The cooperative is the
result of the merger of four coopera-
tives over recent years. The last
occurred two years ago when South
Community Co-op merged with
Hockley County Co-op at Whitharral
to produce United Cotton Growers.
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a fluorescent sign at RAK Autoplex on Avenue H. The sign is being
taken down and moved to the. auto dealership’s new home on Texas 114.
(Staff Photo)
Littlefield man gets
one-year sentence
in traffic fatality
Alberto Landeros received a
one-year probated sentence and
was fined $1,050 Wednesday in
connection with a 1994 motor
vehicle accident that claimed the
life of fellow Littlefield resident
Vicente Granados.
The 36-year-old defendant,
originally indicted for criminally
negligent homicide, pleaded guilty
to a lesser offense of deadly con-
duct, said District Attorney Gary
Goff.
Andy Kupper, 286th District
Court judge, sentenced Landeros to
a year in county jail and probated
the jail time. Landeros was also
ordered to pay $750 to Lamb
County and $300 to Celia
Granados, the victim's widow.
Landeros was driving a pickup
that struck a Chevrolet Suburban at
the intersection of FM 1490 and
2306 the night of Oct. 30,1994.
Don Busby, a Meadow man who
was the driver of the Suburban,
suffered bruises during the acci-
dent.
But Granados, a passenger with
Landeros, was already dead when
lawmen arrived at the scene.
According to police reports,
Landeros was westbound on FM
2306 in a 1975 Chevrolet pickup.
Busby was driving south on FM
1490.
Landeros apparently disregarded
a stop sign and his truck hit the
Suburban. The impact knocked
over Busby’s vehicle and a horse
trailer that he was pulling at the
time. One of the animals died in the
collision.
At the time, Landeros told law-
men that the pickup he was driving
belonged to Water Dog Irrigation
of Littlefield. He did not have a
driver's license when the accident
occurred.
Blood tests taken by the state
Department of Public Safety found
no signs of alcohol or drugs in
Landeros or Busby.
County to mull
insurance bids
Commissioners will consider a
request Monday to rent the Hock-
ley County Women’s Building to
the Levelland Christian School
Monday through Wednesday.
The court will also consider
insurance proposals and take
action on public assistance
requests.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
SCHOOLS
Miss Isaacs, who has aGPAof4 JI,
has been a member of the marching
band for four years. She is a member
of the National Honor Society and
has been named an outstanding
athlete.
Andy Perez, the son of Jesse and
Janie Perez, will be salutatorian.
Perez has a GPA of 4.10. He has
been a National Honor Society
member and a participant in UIL one-
act plays. He has also been an out-
standing athlete.
Thirty seniors are expected to
receive diplomas at graduation, which
will begin at 7:30 p.m. May 31 in the
school auditorium.
Whiteface
Leslie Clawson, the daughter of
Larry and Karen Clawson, will be
valedictorian.
Miss Clawson, whose GPA is 96.56,
has been a member of the school band
and the basketball and track teams.
She has competed in UIL academic
events and has been a member of the
student council and the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes.
Jay Foote, the son of David and Joni
Foote, will be salutatorian.
Foote, who has a GPA of93.32, has
been active in basketball, football and
track.
Graduation will be held at 8 p.m.
May 23 in the new school gym.
Twenty-two Whiteface seniors and
four students from the Pep School will
receive diplomas.
Whitharral
Scott Cook, the son of William and
Diane Cook, has been named
valedictorian for commencement
exercises.
Cook has a GPA of90.705. He was
captain of the basketball team and was
named an All-District basketball
performer. He has served on the student
council.
Benito Lopez, the son of Benito and
Thelma Lopez Sr., will be salutatorian.
Lopez has been chapter president and
district officer with FFA. He also has
been a member of the student council.
Eleven seniors are expected to
graduate during commencement, which
will be held at 7 p.m. May 24 in First
Baptist Church. Roger Reding, an
assistant coach with Texas Tech’s Lady
Raiders, will be guest speaker.
Public hearing
set in Sundown
The Sundown board of aldermen
will hold a public hearing Monday
to discuss replacing its current
system of electing officials.
Aidermen are currently elected
through an at-large system.
Sundown will most likely consi-
der two options - creating wards or
going with a cumulative voting
system.
Under the cumulative system,
voters may split their ballots
evenly among candidates or
choose to cast all of them for one
candidate.
Other items on the agenda
include:
* Discussion of a comprehensive
plan for the city developed by city
engineer Rich Oller.
* Meeting with officials of the
Texas New Mexico pipeline
company to consider a request for
an easement at the municipal golf
TRUSTEES continued from page 1
Communj^Cgdendar""^^^
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12-19
13 Sundown City Council, 6:30 p.m., Civic Center
14 Sundown Lions meet at Steak Ranch
After approving the grant request,
trustees learned that the district had
The City Council will meet in
special session Monday to adopt a
modified contract between Level-
land and the Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority.
Earlier this year, the city signed a
contract with the authority that will
provide Levelland and 10 other
cities with groundwater from
Hutchinson and Roberts counties.
The groundwater will be mixed
with water from Lake Meredith
and then transported to the cities.
The meeting will start at noon in
City Hall, 501 Ave. G.
course.
* Administering the oath of office
to the new mayor and two
aidermen.
The meeting will start at 6:30
p.m. in council chambers, 209 E.
Richardson.
Council to OK
16 Levelland High School athletic banquet, LHS Commons, 6:30 pan.
Sundown Elementary track meet, 1 pan.
Levelland Noon Lions Club, Mexitefik
Parents in Touch meet 1-2:30 pan., First United Methodist Church
County Literacy Council at Mexiteria, 12 noon
Nearly all of that money is in
investments, according to Richard
Sweet, assistant superintendent.
Sweet noted that LISD has earned
$203,000 in interest income on its
investments to date.
"We’ll end up with a good fund rnntrflrt
balance" for the year, he said. WalCl LUllllaVL
The board also: adopted a student
code of conduct and a district
standards of conduct; appointed a
delegate and alternative delegate to
the Texas Association of School
Boards convention this fall; and
reviewed staff and parent surveys
for the 1995-96 school year.
17 Hoc
USD
Sundown
Sundown J ___
Sundown Golf Course, night*light scramble
18 St Jude’s Hospital Benefit, Brashear Park, sponsored by LHS Student
Council '
students dipped from 6.4 percent
last year to 2.3 percent this year.
Barsch attributed the declining
rates to two factors: the in-school
GED program and the start of the
Alternative Education Program
this year._____
"We’re really pleased with that,"
he said. "It seems that dropouts go
in a cycle."
Barsch informed the board that,
because of changes made by the
state, the minimum credits neces-
sary for graduation from high
school will rise to 22 by the year
2001. The state currently requires
21 credits for graduation.
As part of the new requirements,
he said, students graduating that
year must have taken a speech
course. They must also take an
extra course in either social studies
or science, as well as a technology
applications course.
Bob Martin, executive director,
asked trustees to approve an
application for an extended year
program grant from the Texas
Education Agency.
The program, const ered an
alternative to retaining students in
grades, is designed to give acade-
mically troubled students addi-
tional days of school and credit
recovery, Martin said.
USD has been included in a
group of school districts that are
encouraged to apply for the state
funds. If approved for the grant, the
district could receive $73,060,
money that could reduce local
expenditures for summer school
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