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PAGE 12, Seminole (Texas) Sentinel, December 11, 1988
Junior varsity
boys take win
The game was played in an old
airport hangar, but it was
Seminole that took off.
The Seminote junior varsity
boys improved to 7-1 on the
season Tuesday night, blowing
Lubbock Christian High School
out of its own facility in Lubbock.
The locals won 69-33, in a
contest played in an hour. The
game went by swiftly because
there was only one official, who
didn’t make up for his absent
partner in calling fouls.
"We played the game with only
one official, and he did not blow
his whistle very much," said
coach David McCulloch. "The
game was pretty rough, but I
thought the kids did a good job of
keeping their composure and
playing hard.
"I was glad to gel out of there
with a win and dial nobody got
hurt,'' sard McCoHoeh.
Seminole led 18-10 after one
quarter, 33-15 at halftime and 51-
24 after three quarters.
Shane Benton led the locals
with 12 points and Vince Ramos
had eight, along widi Todd Shain
and Tim Crawford. Bryan
McWilliams had seven points and
Jason Rose had six.
George Dale and Chad
Blackmon had five points each
and Ty Duncan and Brandon Baty
had four each. Brent Dcvitt
scored two points.
The locals host Snyder at 6
p.m. Tuesday.
Maidens get sixth
The Seminole Maiden
basketball team improved its
record to a sterling 6-1 with a 59-
48 victory over Lubbock
Christian High School’s girls
Tuesday in Lubbock.
The Maidens held a 15-5 first
quarter lead and a 28-20 margin at
the half. If was 44-31 at the end of
three periods.
Malden coacti Jeret Graves
said his team had a "super effort"
and came through at key moments
of the contest to capture the win.
Dcdra Brooks paced Maiden
scoring with 26 points, 16
rebounds and one assist, while
Rachel King contributed 10
points, two boards and five
assists. Ainc Luna came through
with six points, seven rebounds
and one assist, Melissa Lambert
added six points, eight caroms
A Lock At The S<5inrioie
Emerfjei :v Mcdirai >rv>ce
10-8 INFO:
EMS offers
fire tips
This week we would like to
dedicate our column to the
Seminole Volunteer Fire
Department. At this time of year
they are battling many fires.
Grass and cotton fires come
quickly to mind.
However, there is one type of
fire that we can help prevent with
a few tips. That is the house fire
caused from Christmas
decorations. A year doesn’t go by
that our firemen don’t have to
respond to this type of fire and if
it occurs in the city limits EMS
also responds.
Please remember these simple
tips:
*If you use a real tree make
sure you give it plenty of water to
prevent it from drying out. You
should purchase it while it is still
fresh, rather than waiting until it
has remained at the store for a few
weeks losing moisture.
Extension
meet set
The Gaines County Extension
Service Program Area
Committees will have their
annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday
at The Steak Place.
The purpose of the meeting by
the four committees will be for
each group to give a summary of
its annual activities and projects
in 1988.
The meeting will also feature
the eight result demonstrators for
the 1988 crop year being
recognized. The eight are: Chuck
Rowland, Donnie Hoover,
Dwight Thomason, Roger
Ncitsch, Roy Johnson, Otis
Johnson, Ted Higginbottom, Gary
Matthews, Hylton Nolen and
Monnic Collett.
*Use only UL approved lights.
Then, use them where they were
meant to be used. Don’t use big
outside lights on your tree.
*If you arc using last year’s
lights on your house or tree check
for lights that arc burned out or
with frayed cords. Replace bulbs
or throw the string away if the
cord is bad.
* Don’t place your cords under
the carpet to hide what is left over
from the tree.
*When you leave the house or
go to bed, turn your decorations
off.
*Usc outdoor extension cords
for outside lights.
These arc just a few tips to
keep your home safe. If you have
any questions, please contact one
of our volunteer firemen. They
are always willing to answer
questions on fire prevention.
Thanks, ya ’ll.
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndoll William
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
’Dribblers’
meet
Monday
A meeting for all persons
interested in the Seminole Little
Diibblcr program will take place
at 8 p.m. Monday at the
Hospitality Room of First
National Bank.
Those interested in any phase
of the program are asked to
attend.
New officers for 1989 will be
elected and the upcoming seasons
will be discussed.
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Short Takes
* U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bcntscn,
back in Washington refreshed
from ihe campaign trail, told
colleagues he is ready to "speak
out" for the party, but jokingly
feigned deafness when asked if he
will run for president in 1992.
* The Texas Department of
Banking projected Texas banks
will fail at record or near-record
rates next year. Some observers
speculated the state’s banking
industry is at least three years
away from completing the
massive restructuring begun three
years ago. So far, 105 banks have
failed in 1988._
* The State Board of Insurance
moved to reorganize amid
charges of mismanagement of the
largest insolvency in state history
of a property and casualty
company.
RICKY CAVITT
Cavitt to
get degree
Ricky Glen Cavitt, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cavitt of
Seminole, will receive the master
of divinity degree from
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth during
commencement ceremonies Dec.
16.
Cavitt is one of 300 students in
Southwestern’s schools of
theology, religious education and
church music who will be
awarded degrees.
After graduation, he will serve
as minister of youth at Lakeside
Baptist Church in Granbury.
Cavitt’s wife, Teresa, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Mapp of Hart.
Optimist
projects in
full swing
The Seminole Optimist Club is
sponsoring three holiday projects
to benefit needy persons.
Tickets for the annual Ham
Shoot Dec. 18 from noon-6 p.m.
are available from any Optimist
member for $2. Tickets will also
be available at the door.
A club collection of coats is
also still on, with those wishing to
donate coats asked to take them
by Norris Cleaners.
The garments will be mended,
cleaned and distributed Dec. 22.
Donations of canned food are
still being accepted and Stars
Drive-In is giving away a medium
coke to anyone bringing a canned
item to them.
Tech
searches
for alumni
The South Plains Alumni and
Associates, a support group of the
College of Home Economics at
Texas Tech University in
Lubbock, is seeking to provide
information on the college and
alumni to alumni in Gaines
County.
Alumni ol the college or with
information on alumni of the
college should contact Carolyn
Harding at 3101 79th St. in
Lubbock, 79407. Harding can
also be contacted at (806) 799-
1219.
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THE UNCHANGING
TIMES---Discount coupons,
manufacturers’ rebates, and
immediate cash back on big ticket
items like automobiles are but
modern versions of a gimmick
used to lure Texas shoppers more
than a century ago.
In the 1870’s, the trade token-
"phoney money," they were
called--wcre a popular medium of
exchange.
The idea began with saloon-
keepers. In the 1870’s barkeeps
began issuing these small pieces
of metal, fiber or vulcanite, to
advertise their wares to thirsty
cowboys driving cattle herds up
the trail. The tokens, each
bearing the name of a saloon,
could be exchanged for one free
drink.
The tokens were so popular
that they came to be distributed
by a variety of businesses. They
could be saved and exchanged for
prizes or used to buy merchandise
at a reduced price. Even
LaGrangc’s famed brothel, the
Chicken Ranch, issued metal
tokens allowing discounts to
regular patrons. Employees at
many East Texas logging camps
were paid in metal discs that
could be exchanged only for
goods at the company store.
This latter practice worried
lawmakers who were concerned
that workers were not receiving
full value for (heir "phoney
money." In 1837, the Legislature
passed a law requiring employers
to pay their workers in U.S.
currency. In 1901, another bill
went onto the books which made
it illegal to issue any ticket, check
or token requiring the holder to
redeem it in merchandise or
services.
These laws were generally
ignored and later repealed. Use
of tokens continued to be
widespread through the
depression years of the 1930’s.
They’re still seen occasionally,
but modern business opts for
coupons and direct rebates.
The old tokens are still highly
prized by collectors, however.
Some of the discs, once worth
only pennies in trade, sell today to
hobbyists for $15 and up.
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THE SIGNS OF TEXAS—
When students at The University
of Texas at Austin sponsored a
drive for celebrity donors to the
local blood bank, their motto was:
"Put a little Texan in everyone."
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MUSIC NOTE—"My Blue
Heaven," perhaps the most
popular song cvei composed by a
Texan, was written by a man who
never learned to read music.
He was born Eugene Lucas in
Gainesville, Cooke County, in
1900. Later he changed his name
to Gene Austin and became one
of the most popular composers of
the 1920’sand 1930’s.
Although he composed more
than 100 songs and his records
sold by the millions, he never
learned to read music.
and two assists, Robbie Brown
had five points and five rebounds,
Susan Jones pul in three rebounds
and two assists and Allison Scott
bucketed two points, pulled down
eight rebounds and dished out two
assists.
The Maidens open District 3-
AAA play at defending state
champion Brownfield at 7 p.m.
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The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 12, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 11, 1988, newspaper, December 11, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth636491/m1/12/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.