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Vol. 82 No 103
Seminole (Gaines County), Texas 79360
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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1989
DISCOVERY--While in the process of tearing down the old LB TV building on Southwest Avenue B
last week, workmen uncovered a past home of The Sentinel. While it is difficult to read, the year 1939
can be seen at the top and "The Sentinel" is just below. We're still trying to determine how many different
locations The Sentinel has occupied over the years and hope to have that in a future issue. 1 hanks to
Norman Newton for relaying information about the building to us.
' (Sentinel Photo by Gene Gaines)
County buys airport lights, radio
Gaines County Commissioners
accepted bids for a new radio
console for the Sheriff's
Department and for lighting
improvements at Gaines County
Airport at a spccial meeting
Monday morning.
The Commissioners' Court
had advertised for bids for the
Sheriff's main radio console to be
opened November 13. However,
Sheriff Jon Key reported that the
radio system was deteriorating
rapidly, and the need for the
console is becoming an
emergency situation.
County Attorney Bonnie
Ericson advised the Court that
state statutes allow exemptions
from bidding requirements when
an item is needed to preserve or
protect the resident of the citizens
of Gaines County; as well as
certain high technology
equipment which the radio
system qualifies in both
instances. It was also pointed out
by Judge Max Townsend that
effective September 1, the
County is required to advertise
for bids only on items costing
$15,000 or more.
The Court passed an order
granting the exemptions, and so
notifying any known interested
bidders. Only two bids had been
received as of Monday, both from
J&J Systems of Seminole. One
system met the specifications and
was offered at $8,845. An
alternate bid offered a different
system at a cost of $10,900, but it
was expandable with options for
additional stations. Both offers
included trade-in of the old
system. The Sheriff said the
additional station might be
needed in even the near future,
due to requirements proposed by
the Jail Standards Commission.
The Commissioners agreed
that the expandable equipment
would probably be the better buy,
however, only $10,000 had been
budgeted. James Hargrave,
representing J&J Systems agreed
to install the equipment for the
$10,000 available, and the Court
accepted the bid.
Sheriff Key also pointed out
that his department had been
allotted two new cars in the 1990
budget. Two of the old cars are
now pushing 90,000 miles. He
requested permission to advertise
as soon as possible for new
Noodling
By M. Gene Dow, Publisher
FROM THE SCRIPTURES— "And there shall be on
that day the sound of a mournful cry from the fish
gate..." Zephaniah 1:10
* * *
Now that I am currently eating more often in local
restaurants again, I have a chance to visit with more
people. On one occasion this week,
Bob Kidd, was wishing he could go
fishing after seeing me enjoy some
catfish. And I remembered an
article brought in by Arzie Kirk
some time ago about "noodling." It
is still legal on some states to go
noodling-the art of catching fish
barehanded. Real noodlers prefer it
to fiddling with all the fishing gear,
and is primarily done to snatch up
catfish. —_
"A noodlcr will wade out about belt high in lake
inlets pushing floating-logs and tall grass aside, then
lean down and feel along the bottom. Once he feels
the catfish, the noodlcr will slowly poke his thumb in
the fish's mouth and cup his other fingers in the gill '
openings, and up it comes.
"Noodlers usually have bloody hands as proof of
their success. Why don't they wear gloves? They
can't, someone said. Gloves take away all the feel-
ings. No telling what's on the bottom when a person
Gene Dow
goes feeling around in the mud."
That's almost as bad as the guy who fished for
perch in the lake with chewing tobacco and a ball bat.
It's called chomping.
He cut the tobacco up in little one inch chunks and
dropped them about ten feet apart. Fish will chomp
down on the bits of chew, and when it comcs up to
spit, that's when you hit it with the bat
I've already told the one one about the snake and
the frog, so... enough said.
* * *
THE i
: OLD INDIAN CHIEF SAYS-"If you cannot
convince them, confuse them."
• * •
I've seen some golfers out doing the same thing,
only "nooding" for golf balls, sometimes for their
own, sometimes other's. It's lucrative. There was one
golfer who hit a half dozen new balls into the lake,
one right after another.
"Why don't you use an old ball?" asked a playing
partner.
Replied the golfer in dismay, "I've never had an old
ball."
' ' * * *
DID YOU KNOW?—If you can get by with five
hours of sleep, or if you need as much as ten hours of
shut-eye, you're in the minority-the average is 7112-
hours.-Snooze News.
Council sets project
priorities and goals
Seminole City Council
members set some projcct
priorities, evaluating needs and
established time goals, at a
spccial meeting Monday night.
The Councilmen suggested
sonic ten different projects:
Priority was given to street and
alley maintenance and repair
during the next three months.
Some five major problems were
mentioned. Other short term
goals underway were: completion
of the new computer setup and
completion of the new City
Maintenance building.
Medium goals to be completed
from six months to a year were:
negotiation of an effective Cable
TV franchise; and water storage
tank repairs;
Long-term goals, requiring 1
to 5 years were:
* Laying a water line to the
Bornslein property and getting a
water well into operation;
* Street and alley planning,
particularly opening West
vchiclcs, in order to take delivery
early next year. Court agreed to
includc the action on the agenda
for the next meeting.
The Sheriff said he is also
updating intergovernmental
contracts between the County and
the cities of Seminole and
Seagraves. In the agreement, the
See COUNTY, Page 2
Absentee voting
on amendments
remains slow
Absentee voting for 21 proposed
amendments to the Texas
Constitution continued at a snail's
pace as of presstime Tuesday.
Just six persons had voted
absentee at the Gaines County
Clerk's office.
Absentee balloting will continue
through Nov. 3 at the clerk's office,
with election day set for Nov.7.
Polls will be open at the various
county polling places county-wide
from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
SHS Homecoming activites
highlighted this weekend
Annual Homecoming festivities
in Seminole arc scheduled to get
underway at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
with annual "Snake Dance" from the
fieldhousc todowntown Seminole.
Activities reach a high point
Friday beginning at 1 p.m. with a
reception in the high school activity
center for the Class of 1980, the
honor class for this year's
Homecoming.
Beginning at approximately 2
p.m. Friday, the crowning of the
Homecoming Queen and a pep rally
will take place at high school gym.
One of three seniors, Kaccc
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QUEEN CANDIDATES-One of the Seminole High School seniors
Stictured will be announced as 1989 Homecoming Queen during
festivities Friday afternoon at the high school gym. Candidates are,
Kaci McCormick (standing on rock), Mendy Linthicum (seated),
and Kacee Chandler (standing, right).
(Sentinel Photo by Gene Gaines)
October 25,
1989
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Plus Supplements
Briefly
Avenue A to connect to the high
school area:
* Upgrade sewer facilities;
* Opening up a new landfill
area.
However, continuous and on-
going projects, listed as needing
urgent attention were:
* Residential and vacant lot
cleanup, and general
bcautification;
* Clearing of blind spots at
street intersections;
* Improvement of water
pressure in certain areas:
* Economic development, and
promotion of civic efforts.
OLD CHAMBER BU1LDING
After silting vacant for about
two years, there were two
requests for the use or sale of the
former Chamber of Commerce
Building, on West Ave. B. Lester
Ericson and Lloyd Glass
appeared before the council with
a request to use the building for
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Chandler, Kaci McCormick or
Mendy Linthicum, will be presented
as queen at the festivities, along
with junior attendant Lisa Alcala,
sophomore attendant Shalca
Singleton and freshman attendant
Alice Byars.
Following the Seminole-Cooper
football game Friday, an exes dance
featuring Ronna Reeves and the
"Shot In The Dark" band will be
held until 1 a.m.
At 6 p.m. Saturday at the
Seminole Senior Citizens Building,
a supper for the Class of 1980 will
take placc. 1
Booths Available
Booth Space for the annual
Seminole Junior Study Club
Halloween Carnival is still
available by calling 758-3325 or
758-6075.
The carnival will begin at 6
p.m. Oct. 31 at the Gaines
County Civic Building.
A Halloween Costume
Contest for children in different
age groups will begin at 5:30
p.m. at the Seminole Senior
Citizens Building.
Play Set
The drama and choral
departments at Seminole High
School will present the musical,
'Bye, Bye Birdie" Nov. 4.6 and
7 at 8 p.m. at the high school
Little Theatre.
Tickets are available for S3
per person at the high school
office.
Reservations can be made by
phone, but tickets must be
• picked up within 48 hours ot tne
reservation being made.
Chamber
Directors
Ballots for the election of
seven new directors to the
Seminole Area Chamber ol
Commerce board are currently,
in the hands .of chamber
members.
Ballots should be returned it)
the chamber office hv 5 p;m.
Oct. 30.
Those elected will be
announced by Nov, 3 and will
assume office Ian. 1.
'Fall Back*
Daylight Savings Time will
end Sunday and persons in
Seminole will get back that hour >
of sleep they lost back in April.
Officially, the time change
occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday , but
most people have found it easier
to set the clock back before they
go to bed Saturday.
Standard time will stay with
us until April J of next year,
when clocks again will be set
ahead an hour.
Square Talk
COMMISSIONERS COURT
gets "mooned"..JEAN BAG-
LEY has "floating" date ...
CINDY SPENCE runs out of
gas ... ARTHUR JONES needs
metal detector ... Welcome back.
SHS Ex-Students ...
Deaths
OpeiI...Austin
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Weather
This Year
Date Hi Low Prec.
Oct. 20 78 28 .00
Oct. 21 82 37 .00
Oct. 22 83 48 .(X)
Oct. 23 86 49 \00
Oct. 24 - 40 00
Total rainfall for Oct 00"
Total rainfall this year ^.b8
Last Year
1988 Hi Lo Prec.
Oct. 20 79 4t> .00
Oct. 21 71 54 .00
Oct. 22 82 51 .00
Oct. 23 70 55 .00
Oct. 24 79 41 .00
Total rainfall, Oct. 88 03"
Total rainfall, 1988 20.04"
Rccord Oct. High, 1977.. 102°
Record Oct. Low, 1980 24°
Average Oct. rainfall 1.58"
Greatest Oct. rainfall,'60..5.56"
Avg. Oct. Days over 90° 4
Avg. Oct. Days under 32° 1
Average Oct. Snowfall 1
Greatest Oct. Snowfall.'76..3.5"
(Official NWS records maintained by
John E. Moffalt. Records are for ihc pc
nod, 1951-80).
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Fisher, David. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 103, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 25, 1989, newspaper, October 25, 1989; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth417326/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.