The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1976 Page: 7 of 22
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1976
THE TULIA,(Swisher County)HERALD
PAGE SEVEN
Hail Suppression Opposition Voiced At Plain view
An overwhelming majority
of those attending Tuesday’s
public hearing voiced opposi-
tion to the granting of a pro-
posed permit to the Plains
Weather Improvement Asso-
ciation, Inc., of Plainview.
The permit, if granted, will
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that it is there.
As friends bestow those kind-
nesses that prove they really
eare.
Not just a handshake and a
smile, a little gift or two
Or some unusual courtesy ex
tended to you
But that important helping hand.
in time ot desperate need.
That reaches out immediately to
do a generous deed.
Yes. friendship is intangible.
and sometimes hard to hold
But it can be as beautiful and
durable as gold
Our special thanks to tin I ulia
Police Department for their
prompt and most kind help Ihe
Tulia Ambulance efficient and
thoughtful help and service In
our Doctors. J .! Scarborough
and ss If ( hUreas die Swish
er Memorial Hospital manager
and those nurses who gave
understanding care and alien
lion to Mr |)a\ for flowers,
cards and vails Sfav (jod bliss
each of vou
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Words i annul begin to expri ss
our appreciation lor cicrv ait of
kindness shown on out behalf
for the food, flowers, memorial
donations, and pravers a spci tal
thank vou !o Harlan and Marv
Ann and the empfovees at tin
Tulia tare ( enter and to Doi tor
Childress a verv special fhank
you
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allow the association to con-
tinue to conduct a weather
modification operation for
Ihe purpose of hail suppres-
sion and rain augmentation
in all or a portion of the
counties of Castro, Swisher,
Hale, Lubbock and Floyd.
Other counties that would be
affected by the upcoming
decision are Lamb, Briscoe,
Crosby, Hockley, Randall,
Deal Smith, and Parmer.
Tuesday's public hearing
was conducted by members
of the Texas Water Develop-
ment Board, w ho w ill vote on
the issue at a later date.
However, sentiment ex-
pressed at the hearing will
not be necessarily a guiding
factor when the board makes
a decision on the PWlA’s
request.
’’Sentiment is important,
but we're also after docu-
mented facts." said A. C.
Black, chairman of the
board.
I cstimony offered at Tues-
day's bearing was not given
under oath and witnesses
were not cross-examined.
During the entire public
hearing, which lasted more
than two hours, only two
persons spoke in favor of
granting the application and
both proponents are asso-
iiated with Plains Weather
Improvement Association.
Inc.
Much ot the opposition
was from farmers claiming
that their rainfall may de-
erease beeause ot the pro-
gram. Others contended that
planes, used in the program
to sied clouds with potential
hail, wire seen living over
their property even though
thev had not asked or paid
tor the service.
I have seen airplanes fly
into clouds and then see
those same elouds dctcrio-
rat' said ( lyde Hancock of
Happy, noting that those
clouds appeared to have
contained a great deal of
rain.
" I hose planes need to be
painted so we can identify
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pravirs while Cecil was in St
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Kev Hr< I’.irks for his visits
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we realize more than ever how
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bless each ot you av he has
blessed us Sincerely,
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then lliougliltulness and helpful
ness at the time ot our bereave
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them," said W. L. Reese.
Earlier Frank Moore, presi-
dent of Plains Weather Im-
provement Association, told
the group, "We just fly into
areas where people pay in.”
However, Reese brought
cheers and laughter from the
farmers when he told the
group that he would be the
first "to put up $50 to buy an
anti-aircraft gun.”
Several elected officials
were on hand for the hear-
ing. expressing opposition to
the granting of the permit.
Parmer County Judge Paul
Fortenberry said he and
other members of the Parmer
Commissioners Court feel
that the weather modification
activities "infringe on the
right" of the people of
Parmer County.
We ask that no permit for
weather modification be is-
sued allowing such activities
over Parmer County without
a vote of the citizens of
Parmer County,” Forten-
berry said.
"No one has the right to
modify the weather over our
county unless people can
vote on it.” he added.
Grady Tvler, Quitaque
rancher, offered a different
reason for opposing the
granting of the permit. "I'm
no lawyer, but there’s one
law I am familiar with and
that's the Bible. Man
shouldn't tamper with God's
acts,” Tyler noted.
Defending the association
and the weather modification
program. Moore said. "We
have no intention of damag-
ing anybody." He said most
of its 1975 budget of
$lh5.(KX) was volunteered by
farmers who feel they benc-
fitted from hail suppression.
He added that the cost of
the operation would he in-
creasing this year "so we
ccrtainlv will not shoot at
clouds out of the target area.
We try to do the job where
the farmers want it."
“Fair to cloudy” might
well describe other farmer's
feelings toward weather ino-
ditkation and hail suppres-
sion in the Texas Panhandle.
A random sampling of
farmers concerning the con-
troversial program revealed
that many favor the hail
suppression portion of the
endeavor. They point to less
hail damage since cloud
seeding began
They are. however,
equally "cloudy" as to what
effect, if any, the program
plavs in rain making.
The issue, which arises
even spring when the pro-
gram is discussed in the
area, has surfaced this week
because the Plains Weather
Improvement Association,
headed by Frank Moore of
Plainview, is seeking a four-
year permit to conduct
weather modification activi-
ties in portions of West
Texas.
Proponents of the program
are asking the Texas Water
Development Board, chaired
by A. L. Black of Friona, for
the operating permit.
"I’ve supported it up to
now," said Russell Bean of
Lubbock, who has extensive
farming operations in Floyd
County. "I really don’t know
how effective it is, but I can't
quite believe that it cuts
down on rainfall.”
Beam who farms in the
Petersburg community, feels
the expenditure to PWIA—
an expenditure he has made
for five years—is a good
investment.
"I don't think it affects
things one way or another,
really," said Otis Harman, a
Swisher County farmer from
Tulia. "It's not doing much
good or hurting much,
either. I think this drouth is
just a cycle, personally. Ot
course. I'm not an expert.”
One farmer in the Hale
County area, who asked not
to be identified "because
this thing is getting so con
troversial," said the pro-
gram. one finding favor with
many producers in his area,
"hasn't done any harm." He
feels statistical data thus far
dealing with weather modifi-
cation is "relatively incon-
clusive.”
Eddy Hay dan. who farms
near the Sunny side commu-
nity in Castro County, said
hail flattened his crop once
after the program was
initiated, hut other threaten-
ing clouds were apparently
driven away b\ the seeding
planes.
"Anything we can do to
lessen hail damage would be
a good thing." said Havdan.
‘ I think the program is a real
good deal. II we had a
government program and
larger planes, it might he
good. too. I just don't
know."
One year. Havdan said,
tw o separate participation
drives were necessary to
secure funding for continued
operation of the program.
Farmers, he said, now pay
about $1.25 per acre for the
PWIA project.
"I think the program has
helped control hail, but I
don't think it can stop it."
said .1 S Bell, a farmer near
Halfwav in Hale Countv. I
Swisher To Name Director
Swisher County cotton pro-
ducers and agribusincssmen
will elect a Businessman
Director to Plains Cotton
Growers. Inc. at 1:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, February 25,
can't say it increased our
rainfall, but I don't think it
was detrimental to rainfall,
either.”
Bell, a farmer for 25 years,
supports the program
Then the TWDB released
results of a $20.000 weather
modification study last sum-
mer. researchers said the
effect of cloud-seeding was
so small that “based on the
available data, no effect
could be discerned.” The
study was made by Texas
A&M University’s College of
Geosciences.
The scientists said the
distance between rain
gauges was too great, Agri-
cultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service records
used didn't make any
distinction as to how a crop
was destroyed, and the hail
figures, from the Crop-Hail
Actuarial Association in
Chicago, only showed da-
immediately after the lunch
to be served in connection
with the Swisher County Soil
Fertility Day which begins at
9:45 a.m. The Soil Fertility
Day and PCG election will be
held in the County Court-
room of the Swisher County
Courthouse, Tulia.
Announcement of election
arrangements comes from
Dean Harman of Tulia,
Swisher County Producer
Director to the 25-county
cotton organization. and
Boyd Vaughn, also of Tulia,
current Businessman Direc-
tor. Each of the counties in
PCG territory has two direc-
tors, one a businessman and
the other a cotton producer.
They are elected on alter-
nate years to serve two-year
terms. Each is eligible for
re-election every second
year.
Harman and Vaughn are
urging all interested parties
to attend and take part in the
election, in which both
farmers and businessmen
are eligible to vote.
A representative of the
PCG staff will conduct the
election, present a brief sum-
mary of PCG objectives and
activities, and answer any
questions concerning the
commodity organization and
its work.
There are possibilities in
every idea, every dream,
every pursuit. The extent
and excitement of the possi
bility is determined by desire
and discipline, mixed with
belief, seasoned with reason,
and served with courage.
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1976, newspaper, February 19, 1976; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506858/m1/7/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.