Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 2000 Page: 3 of 10
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Local
Final year-end
budget includes
Ports-to-Plains
' Statutory language, which defines
'the Ports-to-Plains corridor under
federal law, was included in the final
year-end budget package cleared by
‘ ‘ Congress last week.
'• U S Congressman Larry Combest,
who requested the language, said^
"The language advances the
development of the Ports-to-Plains
■’ Corridor within Texas and allows the
Texas Department of Transportation
(TXDoT) to move into the
implementation phase of the corridor.
The language allows TXDoT the
opportunity to finish its studies, but
ensures speedy designation for a
corridor through cities in the
Panhandle, South Plains and Permian
Basin.” All affected areas are in the
19* Congressional District, which
Combest represents. v
In 1998, Combest led the effort to
' have the Ports-to-Plains corridor
recognized in federal law. Last
week’s action builds on that general
designation by defining die actual
route of die corridor in West Texas
and directs which cities it will pass
through. Ports-to Plains is a trade
corridor that extends from Denver,
Colorado to die Mexican border via
Interstate 27.
“Improving and expanding the
transportation infrastructure in West
Texas is die future for economic
expansion in rural West Texas," said
Combest The Texas Legislature has
set an agenda to focus on rural
development during their next
legislative session. The language
included today is in line with that
goal and will serve as an important
tool to help promote balanced growth
in Texas.”
The provision would designate the
Ports-to-Plains corridor within the
state if the Texas Transportation
Commission does not designate die
corridor within the State of Texas by
June 30,2001. The Federal Highway
Administration is expected to submit
to the U.S. House and Senate
. Committees on Appropriations and
‘the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee and the House
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee a recommendation of the
remaining elements of the Ports-to-
Plains corridor by Sept. 30 of next
year, should the states of New
; Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and
Texas not reach a unified consensus
on the designation of the Ports-to-
Plains corridor from Dumas to
Denver, Colorado. The Federal
Highway Administration’s
recommendation shall also include
the basis for its recommendation.
According to a spokesperson for
the Congressman, a specific route for
• the remainder of the corridor from
: Dumas south to the Mexican border
will be decided in coming months.
Local resident
inducted into
nursing society
Rebecca D. Ericson of Seminole
was one of 13 senior nursing majors
inducted into Sigma Theta Tau
International, the honor society of
nursing, at West Texas A&M
University.
The induction ceremony took place
Friday, Dec. 15, at Mary Moody
Northen Hall on the Canyon campus.
All those inducted were recognized
for the fall, 2000 semester.
Seminole (Texas) Sentinel, Wednesday. December 27,2000, PAGE 3
Obituaries
Epsie Iona Barnett
1919-2M9
GRAHAM- Epsie Iona Barnett, 90, died Sunday, Dec. 24, in Tyler.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Remington Street
Church of God in Graham with the Rev. Danny Ray Barnett of Lindale and
the Rev. Greg Barnett of Temple officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Morrison
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Barnett was a homemaker.
Barnett of Clifton; two brothers, C. B. Davis of Seminole and Everett
Davis of Bryson; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Don Carson
. 1912-2000
Services for Don Carson, 88, of Seminole will be held at 2 pjn.
Thursday, Dec. 28, in the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan
Dale of South Seminole Baptist Church officiating.
Interment will follow at the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery (north).
Mr. Carson died Saturday, Dec. 23, in Memorial Hospital of Seminole.
He was bom Nov. 26,1912, in Graham, and married Roberta Holmes on
April 19,1945, in Lovington, N.M. He was a self-employed home building
contractor, and also farmed and ranched for many years. He was a former
member of die International Order of Oddfellows.
Survivors include his wife of Seminole; two sons, Joe Delton Carson
of SL Martinville, La., and Charlie Don Carson of Sheffield; six
daughters, Donna Ruth Munnerlyn of SL Martinville, La., Carolyn Sue
Warren and Sherry Juan Davis, both of Hawkins, Tx., Patsy Naomi
Shrauner of Andrews, Mary Lynn Taylor of Clyde, and Shirley Kay
Whisenant of Seminole; two sisters, Reba Slaughter of Lubbock and
Trude Lantis of Bakersfield, Ca.; a nephew, William “TufTy” Carson
of Hobbs, N.M.; 30 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Carson’s grandsons, Charles Shrauner,
Shane Shrauner, Chad Shrauner, Jeremy Don Carson, Jeff Whisenant,
Conan Taylor, Chris Carson, Jacob Cal Carson, Carson Taylor, and
Jonathan Whisenant
Honorary pallbearers include Glenn Brown, Arthur Jones, Ira Baze, R.S.
Lawrence, Bo French, and John Thompson.
McClendon explains cotton
producers financial options
Marcella King McCabe
1915-2000
Graveside services for Marcella King McCabe, 85, of Big Spring, mother
of former Seminole resident Jean Sneed, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Dec. 26, at Mt. Olive Memorial Park in Big Spring. Dr. Ed Williamson,
pastor of First United Methodist Church of Big Spring, officiated.
Arrangements were under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral
Home.
Mrs. McCabe was bom mi July 29,1915, in Big Spring where she lived
throughout her lifetime. She had been a longtime resident of Canterbury Inn
arxl was a member of the Spring City Senior Citizens. Mrs. McCabe was an
artist and ceramist. She was a charter member of Wesley United Methodist
Church.
Survivors indude one son, Jerry Fuqua of Midland; two daughters
and one son-in-law, Jean Sneed and Eddie and Bill Johnson, all of
Odessa; one sister, Pauline Pearce of Odessa; five grandchildren, Vicki
Bardin of Midland, Mark Johnson and his wife, Kellye of Odessa, Jody
Sneed and his wife, Gail, of Midland, Sherri Ford and her husband,
Mark, of North Richland Hills, and Jerry Fuqua II of Midland; eight
great-grandchildren, Stevie and Cole Johnson of Odessa, Landon
Bardin and Josh and Matt Sneed, all of Midland, Chase and Dylan
Ford of North Richland Hills, Adam Spencer Fuqua of Big Lake, and
two nephews and their wives, Jack and Marie Milam of Odessa and
Dick and Joyce Milam of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials to Asbury United Methodist Church,
4001 E. University, Odessa, Texas 79762.
Dr. Jason Helton
J-SUN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
announces the moving of his practice to
10S RE 2ND STREET IN SEMINOLE
effective January 1st
The phone number remains the same
758-JSUN (5786)
Office Hours are Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. ■ 6:30 p.m.
LUBBOCK-AAer being invited to
one of the first sit-down meetings on
Agriculture policy b. President-elect
George W. Bush, cotton industry
representative Robert E. McClendon
discussed a number of issues that
affect severely distressed cotton
producers in Texas and across the
United States.
McClendon described to Bush, and
Secretary of Agriculture nominee
Am Veneman, an economic scenario
that threatens to critically wound a
significant segment of the Texas
cotton industry.
McClendon reiterated the fact that
authority for a third wave of disaster
assistance does exist under the
“Severe Economic Loss” section of
the 2000 Crop Disaster Program
approved by Congress as part of the
FY2001 Agriculture Appropriations
Bill.
The primary target of much of the
problem are a large number of
producers whose production in 2000
exceeded the 65 percent Crop
Disaster Program (CDP) trigger level
but still suffered significant quality
deductions on the heels of wet,
harvest-delaying weather in October
and November.
The net effect is less income from a
short crop that was more expensive
than expected to produce.
Without the benefits provided
through the 2000 CDP, these
producers will be unable to generate
enough income at current price levels
to cover operating expenses which
skyrocketed due to increased insect
pressure and energy costs during the boost in projected income levels to
growing season. allow full financing of operating
The bulk of the impacted growers expenses in 2001.
in 2000 are located on the Texas The other avenue for short-term
High Plains and Plains Cotton assistance that is still in need of
Growers has been pushing hard to further pumiit ii the for
find both short- and long-term “Severe Economic Loss” payments
solutions that will ultimately keep under the current Disaster program,
farmers in the game in 2001. High Plakis Cotton conferences
The most significant hurdle will be offer info/CEU Opportunities
the financing options available to January
growers in 2001. Most observers arc 15 th Southern Mesa Ag
indicating that producers will be hard
pressed to demonstrate a positive
Conference, Dawson County
Annex Building. Lamesa
financial outcome in 2001 based on 17^ West Plains Ag Confererce,
current price and expense projections.
Irrigated producers trying to figure
out how to finance both carryover
debt from 2000 as well as 2001
operating expenses will have an
especially hard time. Dryland
23rd
Hockley County Fairgrounds
(Women’s Building).
Levelland
Caprock Cotton Conference,
Plains Baptist Assembly
producers wUI also face an uphill 24th ^'Fk>p<J^ Cotton
■ Conference, Friona
The central battleground seems to 25th Lblno
be the loan office for many producers
and PCG is working to formulate
some type of plan that would help 26^
producers project positive cash-flows
from next year’s crop.
Central ideas at this time involve
Cotton
conference, Bailey County
Coliseum, Muleshoe
Hale County Cotton St Soil
Fertility Conference, Ollie
Liner Center, Plainview
ite pursuit of increased loan rales on 2M>™sLytand A* Confererce.
the 2001 crop to raise the floor price
that producers can realize; increasing
the 2001' Ag Market Transition
Payment rate to 1998 levels; and
authorization of the use of modified V/TlIIlCrS
producer yield and crop acreage base
figures for cotton.
The general consensus is that
updating the program in these three
areas would provide enough of a
Gaines County
Building, Seminole
Civic
Quilters of all ages are welcome
to join the Seminole Quilters on
the second and fourth Monday of
each month at the Gaines County
Civic Building. Call 758-5294.
Dr. Helton can see patients on Mon.. Wed.. & Fri in l.uhhnck
Family Wellness Chiropractic Center
7212 Joliet Ave., Suite 10
Phone: (806) 797-4000
Yearbooks
Reservations for the 2001
Seminole school yearbook, The
Tepee, are currently being taken
at the journalism room of
Seminole High School.
Cost of the 2001 book is $35.
More information can be
obtained by coitacting Jan Cagle
at the high school.
Donations Needed
Old eye glasses, hearing aids,
wheelchairs, crutches and walkers
needed for Seminole Lions Club
projects. Deposit at Seminole
Sentinel. Eye tissue donation
cards for Lions Eye Bank also
available.
Anyone needing wheelchairs,
crutches or walkers may contact
. Shane Wimmer, Ph. 768-4842.
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Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 2000, newspaper, December 27, 2000; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth838297/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gaines County Library.