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CHELLI BALL
DEBBIE PHILLIPS
DEBBIE RUSSELL
DANNY BARKER
NAN MCCORMICK
STEVE CHAMBERS
Resolutions need try, try and try again attitude
x by Marlene Lucas
^"•^.News Editor
Today begins a new year.
Along with new years come a
chance to remake ourselves, or so
we tend to think. Tradition dictates
that we at least appear to improve
ourselves in this season of begin-
nings, so wc make resolutions to
break bad habits and mold our-
selves into a better ideal.
The following arc some resolu-
tions from Level landers along with
their predictions of success. They’-
ve also included their past resolu-
tions and reports of their progress.
DANNY BARKER, aerial
sprayer: "I want to lose weight. It
will last till noon or supper time,
which ever comes first. Last year, I
resolved to lose weight. It lasted
about 10 days."
JOE CONDREN, owner of
Sonic Drive In: "I’m going to stop
paying bills. It will last about 90
days, till they come to get every-
thing. Last year, I wanted to lose
weight. I was successful."
DEBBIE PHILLIPS, business
clerk at Methodist Hospital Level-
land: "I plan to stop smoking. I
hope I can last forever. Last year, I
wanted to lose weight. It lasted
about three or four months."
KIMBERLY MILLS, home
maker: "I plan to get a new car. I’m
going to keep at it until my hus-
band buys me a new one. I didn’t
have any resolutions last year."
CHELLI BALL, secretary at
Pctro Products: "I plan to look for a
rich man with a Rolcx. I’m going to
look until I find one. Last year, I
said I was going to kiss a toad and
turn it into a handsome prince. I
didn’t find a prince, but now I have
warts on my lips!"
See RESOLUTIONS Page 2
Levelland And
Hockley County
News-Press
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VOLUME 10
NUMBER 78
USPS-146 380
Levelland, Texas 79336-1628
Sunday, January 1,1989
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4th Cavalry to ride in Washington D.C. parade
Bill and Sue Richards and
Randy Humphreys will navel with
the 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
Memorial to Washington D.C. to
participate in the inaugural parade
on Jan. 20.
'Tt’ll be the first time I’ve been
there," said Humphreys, manager
of Landmark Cable. His thoughts
of the trip run hot and cold. "It’s
going to be long and hard, but itr*
should be interesting.
"The parade will start at 2 p.m.
and we nave to line up at 11 a.m.
That’s a four hour wait. With
horses, you know how interesting
that will be,” he explained.
The invitation to participate in
the parade came about through the
efforts of Rep. Larry Combest,
Texas Railroad Commissioner
Kent Hancc and Sen. Phil Gramm.
Working with members of the
Lubbock-based cavalry, Combest,
Arrests
made after
shots fired
Bullets flew into a car and house
at 1:10 am. Wednesday in retalia-
tion for a similar attack on Dec. 23,
according to police.
Lupe Fragoso and Ricky Her-
nandez were in bed at 1713 Austin
Sl. according to police reports,
when bullets began crashing into
their house and car, parted outside.
The couple rolled off the bed and
lay on the floor until the shooting
stopped. Police were called to the
scene, and on the way there. Police
Sgt. Leonard Cox saw Ruben
Coronado driving away from the
area and remembered that he had
been inside a house which was
fired at on the 23rd.
Cox followed Coronado, and
after Coronado had turned several
corners without signaling, Cox
stopped the car. While Cor
Hance and Gramm contacted
George Bush’s Inaugural Commit-
tee about the unit and secured the
invitation.
‘oS£
honed Coronado,
questioned Comelio uetgado, a
passenger in die car. He tooted that
Delgado smelled of alcohol, and he
spotted a .22 caliber rifle ihside the
car. Delgado was arrested for
public intoxication, and Coronado
was arrested for traffic violations.
Cox wrote in his report. The two
remained in jail Friday afternoon
as Kirk Primer, assistant district
attorney, prepared charges of
See CHARGES Page 2
The Richards arc charter mcm- part of the group,
bers of the cavalry, and although ”1 go as an officer’s wife (Mr.
Mrs. Richards docs not ride a horse Richards is a captain). I cook in
as a cavalryman, she is an integral Dutch ovens on encampments. I
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dress in a long dress, bonnet, high
top shoes, black leggings and lots
of petticoats. Wc try to dress in
authentic clothes. I ride on a
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GOING TO WASHINGTON-Thc 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment Humphreys and Bill and Sue Richards will accept any donations.
Memorial has been invited to participate in the inaugural parade on Jan. group provides an example of living history from the 1869-1876 period.
20. The cavalry is seeking donations to fund the trip, and Randy
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Farmers face deadline on delinquent debts
Tuesday is the deadline for
many farmers to respond to over-
due notices mailed out by the
Farmers Home Administration in
mid November.
From 150 to 180 Hockley
County farmers received the
letters, stating that their accounts
wind-down
County ginners completed the
228.194th bale this week.
Ginning is still a round-the-
clock operation at most gins;
however. Pep and Anton Indepen-
dent gins have completed their rush
season. They expect to pick up five
to 10 more bales in the next week.
See COTTON Page 2
were 180 overdue. The letters call
for the farmers to return restructur-
ing applications to the FmHA
office so that plans may be made to
address the inactive loans.
"There are not many coming in
ahead of time. We got several back
today,” said Bob Sparkman,
manager of the Hockley County
FmHA office. "It’s hard to say how
they’re responding. Probably
tomorrow, we’ll get a whole bunch.
Farmers must respond by the
dcadlinq which is 45 days, after
they receive the letters; however,
more time is allowed to work out
the restructuring plans.
"After they aJl come in, we’ll
have some time to do appraisals
and see how it all fits," Sparkman
said.
The 45-day deadline was speci-
fied in the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1987 and extensions of time
would have to be granted by
Congress. Congress designed the
loan restructuring program with
rigid rules and procedures to
hamper any kind of manipulation
by borrowers or lenders, according
to Bill Stewart, Lubbock County
district FmHA supervisor.
The Agricultural Credit Act of
1987 is legislation that requires the
FmHA, the Federal Land Bank
Associations and the Production
Credit Association to restructure
distressed loans if restructuring is a
less costly alternative than foreclo-
sure.
Stewart was one of the speakers
at the FmHA Loan Restructuring
Process Seminar held in Lubbock
on Dec. 20. The workshop was
presented to attorneys and account-
ants with clients who have received
FmHA letters. Gary Condra,
director of the Texas Agricultural
Loan Mediation Program, also
importance of immediate
spoke at the seminar, emphasizing
the import
action by borrowers after they
receive their letters from FmHA.
"We want lo assist borrowers in
preparing their applications, but wc
can’t help if they wait until the last
minute," he said.
Condra. also a professor of
agricultural economics at Texas
See DEADLINE Page 2
Teel Bivins
to visit
Levelland
Teel Bivins will preview the
upcoming legislative session
during a reception at 5 p.m. Wed-
nesday at the Levelland Country
Club.
Wednesday will be the last
chance Bivins has to visit Level-
land before going to the legislature
in Austin to serve as senator of
district 31, • spokesman said.
The public is invited.
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transport wagon, also called an
Army ambulance," Mrs. Richards
said. Mrs. Richards owns Level-
land Floral and Mr. Richards
teaches metal technology at South
Plains College.
The cavalry has taken part in
reenactments at Fort McKavctl,
Fort Lancaster, Fort Davis and Fort
Concho. "Wc dedicate historical
markers, go into schools and give
living history demonstrations and
ride in parades." she sard.
Participating in the inaugural
parade will be the cavalry’s grand-
est effort, as far as distance tra-
veled. They plan to have from 18 to
20 mounted riders in the parade.
See CAVALRY Page 2
Jobless
rate stays
at 5.4 mark
Unemployment in Hockley
County has held at 5.4 percent for
the second consecutive month,
registering below the statewide
rate of 6.6 percent for November.
The number unemployed in the
county increased from 587 in
October to 590 in November, and
the labor force dropped from
’0,935 in October to 10,840 in
November. The number of workers
employed also dropped, from
10,348 in October to 10,250 in
November. The total population of
the county is 24,138, official
records state.
Unemployment rates for the
county have "been hitting about the
same" in 1988 as in 1987, accord-
ing to Lance Warrick, manager of
the Levelland branch of Texas
Employment Commission. In
1987, the rate was 6.3 percent for
November and 5.3 percent for
October. The rate dipped to 4.3
percent in April and jumped to 8.4
percent in June. The rate was also
8.4 percent in June, 1987. In
December. 1987, the rale was 4.9
percent.
"We’re about the same, maybe a
little lower. We’re seeing more oil
field related unemployment than in
October and November of 1987.
Most of our' unemployment is
going to be out of the oil field
related industries. Wc hit a high in
May and June, and they returned to
work in July and August,” Warrick
See UNEMPLOYMENT Page 2
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Lucas, Marlene. Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 78, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1989, newspaper, January 1, 1989; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1147234/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.