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November 4,
1990
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Seminole 26
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Jamboree
A Country Music Jamboree
will be held at Higginbotham
Community Building Friday
night, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.
Featured this month will be
Joe Carr and the South Plains
Swing Band, Tex-Mex
Cloggers, Billie Hamlett,
Country gold, The Country
Classics, Jessie Partlow and
Zach, Bobby Bingham and
others.
Admission is free and the
public is invited. A
concession stand will be open
throughout the evening.
Blood Drive
The Seminole EMT
Volunteers and United Blood
Services of Lubbock will
sponsor a blood drive in
Seminole Nov. 12 from 3-9
p.m. in the lobby of Seminole
Memorial Hospital.
All persons able to do so
are encouraged to participate
in the drive.
Breast Unit
The Breast Cancer
Detection Unit from Women's
and Children's Hospital in
Odessa will be in Seminole
Wednesday, Nov. 21
beginning at 9 a.m.
The unit will be located in
the parking lot of Seminole
Memorial Hospital.
Appointments can be made
by contacting Brenda Johnson
at the hospital, 758-5811.
Turkey Shoot
The first of two Turkey
Shoots sponsored by the
Seminole Volunteer Fire
Department will take place
today (Sunday) beginning at 1
p.m. at the Goodpasture
Elevator north of Seminole.
Tickets cost $2 and are
available from an volunteer
firemen. They will also be
available at the site Sunday.
The second "shoot" will
take place next Sunday, Nov.
11 at the same time and place.
Square Talk
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ROB ROBINSON telling
about UFO sighting ... JOE
McGILL talking about titles...
CHARLSIE ROACH planning
a special Jamboree ... MEAD-
OWS to observe 50th...
Deaths
Floyd...Hyman...
Hillis...Reyes...
See Page 3
Weather
This Year
Date
Hi
Low
Prec.
Oct. 29
77
43
.00
Oct. 30
82
45
.00
Oct. 31
84
•44
.00
Nov. 1
84
44'
.00
Nov. 2
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48
Tr.
(Readings taken at
7:30 a.m.
daily)
Total rainfall for Nov 1.12"
Total rainfall for 1990 13.03"
(Jan. .46"; Feb. .84"; Mar. .74";
Apr. 1.39"; May, .58"; June, Tr.;
July, 3.67"; Aug. 2.59"; Sept.
1.72"; Oct. 1.12")
Last Year
1989
Oct 29
Oct. 30
Oct. 31
Nov. 1
Nov. 2
Hi
81
80
59
67
51
Low
58
37
32
32
24
Prec.
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.00
.00
.00
.00
Total rainfall, Nov. '89 0"
Total rainfall, 1989 8.79"
Record Nov. High. '77 89*
Record Oct. Lowj '80 5 *
Average Nov. rainfall 64"
Greatest daily rainfall, '78.2.52"
Greatest Nov. rainfall,'78 .3.45"
Avg. Nov. Days 32°& under.. 13
Avg. Nov. Days 90° & over... 0
(Official NWS record* maintained by
John B. Moffatt. Recordi are for the pe-
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Vol. 84, No. 2
Seminole (Gaines County), Texas 79360
Sunday, November 4,1990
General election Tuesday
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Where to vote
Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6
Precinct Box #2-Gaines County Civic Building
Precinct Box #3-Seminole Elementary School Boys Gym
Precinct Box #4-Seminole Chamber of Commerce Building
Precinct Box #5-Loop Community Building
Precinct Box #6-Higginbotham Community Building
Precinct Box #7-Scagraves Chamber of Commerce Building
Precinct Box #8-Seagraves Community Building
VOTING TIME--Th< 5,576 registered voters in Gaines County, except those who have already
voted absentee, are caUed to the polls Tuesday, November 6 to cast their ballots in the general
election. Polls will be op^n from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the county's usual polling places.
(Sentinel photo by Gene Gaines)
Bale count doubles as cotton
harvest gets into full swing
Gaines County cotton gins
enjoyed a good week as they
almost doubled their output of the
previous week, according to the
second weekly bale count survey
conducted by The Sentinel.
According to reports from 17
of the 18 county gins, a total of
44,316 bales have been ginned so
far this season, an increase of
29,100 from last week's total of
15,216. One reporting gin had not
started ginning as of Friday, but
is expected to begin Monday.
The total is also larger than the
second week bale count total of
1989, which was 40,308.
Jury gives
child molester
life sentence
A 106th District Court jury
found Mike Ramirez of Seminole
guilty of a charge of aggravated
sexual assault of a child
Wednesday and sentenced him to
life in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The day-and-a-half trial began
Tuesday morning at the Gaines
County Court House and
wrapped up testimony at
approximately 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday.
It took the jury approximately
15 minutes to come back with the
guilty verdict following closing
arguments. Following further
statements by the attorneys
representing the state and the
defendant, the jury went back to
deliberate punishment, which
took another approximate 30-45
minutes.
Among witnesses during the
trial was the now-nine-year-old
girl who was assaulted last
summer while returning from a
store.
Sample receipts were building
up to about 5,000 per day as the
week ended at the U.S.D.A.
Lamesa Cotton Classing Office.
The office is now on a 16-hour
day scheduled and will operate
through the weekend.
There were 11,700 samples
classed during the week ended
Oct. 25, bringing the season total
of 14,290. f »
Quality statistics for the week
showed the micronaire to be
running 89 per cent in the 35-49
base range; seven per cent, 33-
34; and three per cent, 30-32.
Fiber strength averaged 26
grams per tex, while fiber length
averaged 34.
Grades were improving
compared to the previous week's
figures. Grade 31 made up 27 per
cent; grade 40 was four per cent;
grade 41 was 34 per cent; grade
51 was 14 per cent; grade 32 was
four per cent; grade 42 was 10
per cent; and grade 52 was five
per cent. Bark reductions were
decreasing, with 28 per cent of
the same classed reduced in grade
because of bark.
Forward contracting was
active during the week. Buyers
were paying 1800 points over the
loan, with a 4133 base mike
ceiling.
Gaines County voters will go
to the polls Tuesday at the
various county voting locations.
Polls will be <pipcn from 7 a.m.-7
p.m. Tuesday.
Just one county race is
contested, with incumbent Gaines
County Judge Max Townsend
opposed by two write-in
candidates, Bob Easter and Mike
Elder.
All other county candidates.
County Attorney Bonnie Ericson;
District Clerk Wilma McNew;
County Clerk Pat Lacy; County
Treasurer'Linda Clark; County
Commissioner, Precinct 2, Joe
Rowlett; County Commissioner,
Precinct 4, J.W. Allen; Justicc of
the Peace, Precinct 1, Mary
Parrott; and Justicc of the Peace,
Precinct 2, Fred Connally, all are
unopposed.
Also unopposed on the ballot
are U.S. Representative Larry
Combest; State Representative
Jim Rudd; and 106th District
Judge George Hansard.
However, the race for a U.S.
Senate scat and most state-wide
races arc contested.
In the U.S. Senate race,
incumbent Republican Phil
Gramm will be opposed by
Democrat Hugh Parmer and
Libertarian Gary Johnson.
The Texas Governor's race
will feature Republican Clayton
Williams, Democrat Ann
Richards and Libertarian Jeff
Daicll.
The Lieutenant Governor'!;
race has Republican Rob
Mosbacher, Democrat Bob
Bullock and Libertarian Tom
Owens.
For Attorney General, the
ballot has the names of
Republican J.E. "Buster" Brown,
Democrat Dan Morales and
Libertarian Ray E. Dittmar.
In the Comptroller of Public
Account race. Republican
UFO's
By M. Gene Dow, Publisher
FROM THE SCRIPTURES--"And behold, a great
light shown before them and they were greatly
afraid..."Luke 2:9
* * *
Rob Robinson was in the office recenUy telling me
about some strange lights in the sky (UFO's), he and
several others had observed about
a year ago in the Seminole area. I,
for one, don't doubt the sighting.
Such are just that, "unidentified
flying objects".
Arzie Kirk, put a little article
together, in an interesting way,
some time back on the subject:
"Hey, diddle diddle
The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cow jumped over the Moon..."
"Most youngsters have heard this-recorded many
generations ago. I don't know how the cow got this
high, but one gets the impression that it was a rather
wild pany. And I don't know just what part the Cat
and the Fiddle had in the drama, except that they were
present when it happened.
So sending a man to the moon isn't so strange.
Man's good friend, the Cow, made the trip years ago.
The parties concerned were in a frivolous mood, ap-
parently. The idea of going to the Moon was just too
much to comprehend. It hadn't been done before.
They had no interest in it
"The little Dog laughed to see such sport,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon!"
No intellectual curiosity, apparently... the Dish and
the Dog and the Spoon went about their own unim-
portant business. They were the scoffers. Just as is our
own United States government, which will not admit
the unexplained, unsolved incidents of UFO's.
Arzie wrote about several other UFO incidents in
Gaines County. "Now, I'm one who hasn't seen a
UFO, but I'm no scoffer." he said, "Since we are in-
vestigating other planets-and there are untold
thousands of them~why isn't it entirely possible that
inhabitants of one of them has outsmarted us, in
building space ships? I'm perfectly willing to believe
that we are being investigated by somebody else."
But the responsible government agencies are like
the nursery rhyme. "If you can't explain it, why bother
to try? Maybe it really didn't happen."
Rob and his party can describe it clearly, but can't
explain what they saw a year ago cither. But they're
convinced they saw an unidentified flying object".
And I don't doubt 'em.
* * *
THE OLD INDIAN CHIEF SAYS-"Why do they
call it idle curiosity when it's pretty close to the one
thing that's never idle?
* * *
DID YOU KNOW?-According to the Texas Ala-
manac, Between April 13 and 17,1897, there were 38
reported sightings of "airships" in 23 counties of
Ttoatt
Warren G. Harding, Jr.,
Democrat John Sharp and
Libertarian William E. "Bill"
Grisham are listed.
The State Treasurer's race has
the names of Republican Kay
Bailey Hutchison, Democrat
Nikki Van Hightower and
Libertarian Suzanne Love.
• For Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Republican
West Gilbreath, Democrat Garry
Mauro and Libertarian. Richard
C. Donaldson arcifie candidates.
Commissioner of Agriculture
candidates are Republican Rick
Perry, Democrat Jim Hightower
and Libertarian Karen A.
Tegtmeyer.
Railroad Commissioner
candidates are Republican Beau
Boulter, Democrat Robert (Bob)
Krueger and Libertarian C.W.
Steinbrecher.
Candidates for Chief Justice of
the Texas Supreme Court are
Republican Tom Phillips and
Democrat Oscar H. Mauzy.
For two places on the State
528 absentee votes
A total of 528 persons
voted absentee in Gaines
County, according to final
figures from the Gaines
County Clerk's office Friday
afternoon.
The total included those
who voted in the clerk's
office, Seagraves, and by
mail.
Supreme Court, Republican John
Cornyn and Democrat Gene
Kelly are running for Place 1;
and Republican Charles Ben
Howell and Democrat Bob
Gammage are contesting Place 2.
Also up for election are five
places on the Court of Criminal
Appeals, with Republican Joseph
A. (Joe) Devany and Democrat
Frank Maloney contesting Place
1; Republican Oliver S. Kitzman
and Democrat Sam Houston
Clinton for Place 2; Democrat
Bill White and Libertarian Carol
Caul for Place 3; Republican
David Bcrchelmann and
Democrat Charles F. (Charlie)
Baird for Place 4; and Republican
Louis E. St urns and Democrat
Morris L. Overstreet for Place 5.
Unopposed for Chief Justice of
the Eighth Court of Appeals
District is Democrat Max N.
Osbom.
One proposed constitutional
amendment is also on the ballot,
asking for voters to signify either
for or against, "The constitutional
amendment to clarify the
authority of the (state) senate to
consider certain nominees to state
and district offices and to provide
for filling vacancies in those
offices."
In addition to Easter and Elder
for County Judge, several other
persons have been certified as
write-ins for state office.
Ira Calkins has been certified
as a write-in for U.S. Senator,
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Comptroller.
Treasurer, Commissioner of the
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Fisher, David. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 4, 1990, newspaper, November 4, 1990; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth440320/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.