Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 81, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 1977 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 35, No. 81, Levelland, Texan, Wednesday, January 26, 1977 Fifteen Cents
Burglar
Strikes
Anton
Three Anton homes, all
within six miles of each
other, any robbed late Fri-
day AMd early Saturday
mem Mg according to Hock-
ley County Sheriff Leroy
Approximately
household goods
, Schulle feels that
the thefts were all the work
of the same person.
. J.W. Hobgood, of P.O.
Box 777 in Anton reported
iteout 16.000 stelen m bowse
hold goods, the call was
reported at 11*16 p.m. Fri-
day. Hobgood lives one mile
[.south of Hwy. 168 and U.S.
. Hwy. 84 and 1/2 mile east of
\j,8- Hwy. 84. Hobgood re-
ported that TVs. radio and
^stereos were among the mis-
Jsine items.
i Herbert Synatschk. who
Jives three miles south of
Anton, reported shout
42.000 worth of household
goods was taken from hie
Pome. Synatschk called at
jf40 a.m. Saturday.
Ronny Byers, of Rt. 1,
Box 140 in Anton, reported
« had bees
into. liven
„ i south of Hwy. SIT
on Hwy. 108. Iks reported
that his CBs, as well
household goods,
taken.
A burglary was ref
»WW. The serial a,
004822 and license number ia
56F187. The location of the
trailer at the time of the
theft was the first road cad
of Opdyke, IV* miles north
of the barn on the east sida
of the road.
John Perkins of Cftise
Service. 2'A miles west of
Hwy. 1585 off the Sundown
Highway reported the theft
of as much as 81,000 in tods.
PRESS MEETS EX-WTSU COACH
■ • V , ;
Many Farmers Plan Switch
From Grain Sorghum To Cotton
St etpersnge as last
Will be planted. In-
AUSTIN — According to
preliminary surveys of
planting intentions, Taxas
fanners art responding to
changes in 1978 market con-
ditions in making plans for
this year. Agriculture Com
sha C. White has
msa.,
lodging from the survey
e by the Texas Crop and
Livnatock Reporting Service
as of Jan. 1, it looks as
though maty fanners are
planning to switch from
grain sorghum to cotton this
year," White said.
Upland cotton plantings in
Texas are expected to total
6.5 mllion acres, a 15 per-
over last yMSs
Sorghum acre age is esti-
mated to be 6.3 million
acres, down 14 per cent from
1918.
White commented that
mrn ■-! ri — —« . _a »
ww worm raaraei aocKn oi
cotton and daersaaas in
prices for grain sorghum are
probable reasons for the
ewiteh.
Seme record com her-
71 percent. Sugarbeet grow-
ers may increase acreage
slightly, up 1 percent to
27,000 seres.
"It’s vary difficult for
farmers to make decisions
now, with cold weather and
rain. Thsy will probably
make changes after reading
this report and receiving
more information on the im-
pact of weather and general
economic conditions. The
farm bill for this year will
certainly influence decisions
also,” White stated.
The projected totals for
the U.S. show some dif-
ference in plans for planting.
Reductions of com acreage
will take place in some
states, but overall, the same
Mayfield Meets Board
General Telephone
To Conduct
i v
Economic Program
“Inflation: What can we
do about it?” is the first in s
ssries of economic under-
rianding programs being
conducted during the first
marter of 1977 for all 7,600
ueneral Telephone employ-
objective of these
presentations is to increase
employee awareness of the
American economic system
and how it works,” said'Joe
H. Collyns, vice president •
public affairs for General of
the Southwest.
“The overall economic un-
derstanding program to be
extended over several years
See PROGRAMS Page 2
By Terry Turner
Sun-News Sports Editor
Gene Mayfield, who re-,
cently resigned as football
coach and athletic director
at West Texas State Un-
iversity, said if he decides to
stay in coaching he would
like the challenge of taking
over the Levelland Lobo
football program. Mayfield
met with members of the
Levelland School Board and
members of the press late
yesterday afternoon in the
Board room.
Mayfield, who took
Odessa Permian from a 1-9
team to the Texas Class
AAAA state championship
in just one year, said that
the challenge is taking over
at a school that is down. But
he also said that he has not
Texas Manufacturing
s. ...
Shoivs Strength
Texas goes into the new
year with manufacturing on
about as firm a footing as
anywhere.
At s record level, nearly
88 percent higher than ten
years a^o, the state’s manu-
facturing is running over 10
precept higher than at the
Irodgh bf the recession near-
ly two years ago.
Nationwide, manufactur-
ing output is nearly 17 per-
cent higher than at the
trough.
But the recession was less
severe in Texas than in the
nation.
Across the country as a
whole, manufacturing is
about 30 percent higher than
it was ten years ago.
'The difference is due to
the composition of manufac-
turing in Texas.
TTiough petroleum pro-
duction is declining in Tex-
as, it still sets the tope for
well over half the state’s
manufacturing.
This is the half that equips
oil and gas producers and
i their output. And
as new demands were put on
petroleum producers just as
the recession was setting in,
this has been by far the
faster growing half.
Mostly along the coast,
Texas has the largest con-
centration of petroleum pro-
cessing capacity in the
world.
Based mainly on the once
plentiful domestic supplies
of oil and gas and now op-
erating mostly on imports,
refineries and chemical
plants account for roughly a
third of the state’s manu-
facturing.
That is well over a fifth of
its industrial production.
Nationwide, such plants
turn out less than a tenth of
the industrial products.
Scattered across the state
are shops and foundries that
make Texas one of the
world’s principal sources of
oilfield equipment: They ac-
count for about a fifth of the
manufacturing.
With more effort being
made worldwide to find new
oil, markets for oilfield
equipment expanded
throughout the recession.
And though competition has
often been stiff overseas,
much of the state's growth
in the production of oilfield
equipment has been for ex-
port markets.
ctfhfftiutd IT l' Mpadding
throughout* thqj recession.
When it ended, the state's
output of machinery was 11
percent higher than when it
began.
Since then, production has
continued to rise, advancing
another 6 percent last year
to a level a third higher than
a year before the two-thirds
higher than ten years ago.
For metal fabricators,
gains during the recession
were less spectacular. Much
of their business was lost to
the decline in demand for
such goods as construction
steel.
With the increase in de-
mand for goods related to
petroleum, however, they
held their own. feeling little
See TEXAS Page 2
amount
year wfll be planted. In-
creaaea will be felt in onto,
barley, soybeans, eottea,
and flaxseed across the na-
tion.
Reductions are estimated
to foil in grain aorgham, |. J j
•ugarbeets, rice,: Drama I
wheat and spring wheat. I
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Band Students Win Honors
Andy Quexada. a freak-
man member of the Junior
High Symphonic Bond, was
named first chair coraetfst
in the Junior High All-Re-
gion Band Saturday.
Through auditions, which
ware held at MackenxieJun
kw High School, five ether
competition with students
from other schools across
the region.
Students qualifying were:
Cheryl Childress. flute;
Steve Kauffrnan. French
horn; Paula Hines and Andy
Quatada. cornet; Mitch
Word, baritone; and Gerdy
Hendrickson, snaro drum.
First Alternate an the eor-
Jimmy Jeffcoat. tuba.
The All-Region Band will
rehearse Thursday, Friday.
See HONORS Page 2 j
Water, Inc. To Meet
gathering will be U.8. Ity
Jack Hightower of Vena*.
University of Idaho and te-
torate degress from Tanas
AMI. la an expert on High
Plains agriculture and Urn
■ a. _a m___n ,,1,1,
gnmm ioocj crisis.
Water, bw.r is * non
whieh LEVELLAND JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS HONORED
SSTs?mTSSSTZI t
tw Mexico. Lubbock. Qwifyhf ctudantt arc (front row, L to r.)
made up his mind whether
or not he will stay in
coaching.'
“I haven’t reached a firm
decision on getting back into
coaching,” Mayfield told the
Board and the press. “I was
flattered that Bill (Varde-
man) was interested in me. I
do feel that I would be in-
terested in this. I, have
turned down some 'offers
from downstate. I would like
to stay in this pari of the
country,” Mayfield Said.
“My resignation at West
Texas came on short notice.
“I have to give myself some
time to decide if I want to
stay in coaching.”
Challenges are Mayfield’s
cup of tea. “There is no
See BOARD Page'2
Reese To
Speak To
Jayeees
Jim Reese, former Odessa
Mayor, will be featured
speaker Saturday at the
Charter Banquet of the Lit-
tlefield Jayeees. In 1976,
Reese was a candidate for
the 19th Congressional Dis-
trict seat which has been
held by George Mahon since
1934.
Reese formerly held posi-
tions as President of the
Texas Jayeees and Vice
President of the United
States Jayeees. Known for
his conservative campaign
which almost toppled the in
cumbent Congressman.
Reese will address the new-
ly-formed Jayeees organiza-
tion at 7:30 p.m. in the Lamb
County Community Center.
Levelland
Fire \
Department
894-3154
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