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2 LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Sunday, February 12, 1989
Rambling
With
Stephen Henry
Levelland’s Development
Foundation is taking some very
positive steps in pursuit of a new
industry for the community.
Foundations members agree that
the textile industry seems to be
ideally suited for our area and are
trying to learn, through profession-
al consultants, just what it’s going
to take to bring such an industry to
Levelland. Friday morning a small
group spent several hours with
such a consultant in an effort to
leam what steps need to be taken to
bring some part of the textile
industry here.
"We learned it will take one to
three months to do a feasibility
study, up to six months to get a
commitment from a business and
nine months to a year before a plant
could be in operation," said Cham-
ber manager Pat Reed who partici-
pated in Friday morning’s meeting.
The consultant, Ken Westmore-
land, is supposed to submit a
proposal to the foundation detail-
ing what he can do and what it will
cost the foundation to hire him to
help us find a new industry. That
proposal is expected in about a
week.
Like most, I was elated when the
House voted down the proposed 50
percent pay raise for itself. The
attempt at bureaucratic trickery
ticked most Americans off and
they responded by demanding that
their representatives vote on the
pay raise.
What happened in this nation
over the pay issue exemplifies
what a democracy is all about.
Tuesday’s vote was in response to
the will of the people. Citizens
demanded in the most forceful
terms that their elected officials
honestly represent them and vote
on the issue.
The average American flexed
his muscle and displayed the power
he really has.
The outrage of the silent majori-
ty worked, especially since they
weren’t very silent. The letters, tea
bags, telegrams, phone calls,
petitions, polls, and personal
lobbying got through and the
power of the citizenry prevailed.
The public servants found out in
a big way that they are indeed
"public servants" who are answer-
able to those who elect them.
Hurrah for all those who let their
elected officials know how they
really feel. The system still works!
Did you hear about the tour
guide who was showing a group
around the museum. "The fossil to
your right is two million and nine
years old," he explained.
"My," remarked one of the
group, "It’s remarkable that you
can date it so precisely. How do
you do that?"
"Easy," answered the guide.
"I’ve been here nine years and it
was two million years old when I
started."
Did you hear about the novice
bank cashier who cashed six phony
checks for the same forger within a
two week period.
When police and the bank
manager questioned the young
teller about why she suspected
nothing and kept cashing the
obviously forged checks, she
replied sincerely, "Because he
looked familiar."
Be happy!
Potpourri
by don watkins
•Am Mm
If you ever sit around wonder- there are adult beings by the
ing what makes people tick, as I so thousands claiming to be teachers
often do, you might well receive a and professing love for the profes-
reputation as being some kind of sion, the sad truth of the matter is
kook. It’s not the label I mind; it’s they would prefer to be thousands
the overwhelming fact that so few of miles away.
people do wonder about this thing
we sometimes refer to as humanity.
But as in the medical and reli-
gious professions, one docs find an
Considered as a whole, it is often educator who embodies all that is
referred to as mass society and if good and all that is wondrous about
you’ve ever seen pictures of Red the business. Such a person is Jill
Square or the courtyard at Vatican Watkins, no relation to this writer.
Palace teeming with mankind then
you know whereof I speak.
At the present time Watkins is
teaching in a special classroom in
CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITIES—One of these men may kiss a pigduring the county stock show in March.
They are contestants in a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society, sponsored by arca4-H clubs. Each clubcollccts
donations and the club collecting the least amount dooms their designated sponsor to kiss a pig. The clubcollccting
the most money gives their sponsor the privilege of overseeing the kissing. Crossing their fingers as they look at
the pigs are, from left, Ropcsville’s Chief of Police Dan Carter, Smycr’s Superintendent David Foote, Levelland
Coach Buster Leaf and Anton’s Superintendent Max Washington. Others who have a chance to kiss a pig are L.
A. Nolcs, Levelland Junior High assistant principal, Tootcr Smith, job developer for Job Training Program Act,
Mike Mothcral, Sundown Elementary principal and Ray Harley, owner of BAR Treating Service. (Staff Photo)
Pig-kissing contest continues
But then it might not be healthy Littlefield—teaching mentally
if everyone sat around and moped retarded students between the ages
about what was happening to other of three and 21. Her goal is to
people. I mean if everyone did that, provide a curriculum that focuses
who would provide the labor and on functional skills that will
whcrcwithall for this mankind to prepare the students for an inde-
exist. pendent lifestyle when they grad-
But we do have a few people uatc from public school. In other
who care and who use their time words, she is giving her soul, heart,
for the good of man. Doctors, for compassion and very being to
example, and although there are no unfortunates whom society has
few who arc in it for the money seen fit to lump together in a
there are still those who genuinely formal setting. It is neither easy nor
is it enviable. But Jill Watkins
actually glows and sparkles when
care for the comfort and safety of
the patient. Nurses, too, for the
most part arc certainly deserving of she speaks of her job and of the
hours and personal finances she
spends to help her help those
Collection totals of the 4-H
American Cancer Society fund drive
may startle into action a few of the
candidates in the Kiss-a-Pig Contest.
Keeping in mind that the candidate
whose clubcollects the least amount
of money kisses a pig at the county
slock show in March, the Sundown
4-H Club, representing Mike
Motheral, Sundown Elementary
principal, has collected S18.50. The
Anton 4-H Club leads in collections
with $269.49, resulting from a bake
sale. The Anton club backs Max
Washington, school superintendent.
Should his club continued to lead in
collections, he will win the honor of
overseeing the pig kissing.
The Ropes 4-H Club reports S82
in their fund. They chose Ropes Chief
of Police Dan Carter as their
champion. The Pettit club collected
S90, with Levelland High School
Coach Buster Leaf leading thcirclub.
SCHOOL
continued from page 1
1989-90. Durham projected they
could save the school system $79,680
in that time period.
"We ’re still going over budget, but
we’re working more efficiently than
we thought we were," Newman said.
Pearce made the motion to reject
Durham’s proposal, stating, "First, I
want to keep all our money in the
community; secondly, if we worked
on administration and routing and
.keeping better books, we could-
probably lake care of the $2ft,(XXL
savings; and thirdly, I support our
present transportation people."
Concerning the election, the filing
period to run for a seat on the board
is from Feb. 20until 5 p.m. March 22.
The filing location is in the school’s
business office. Absentee voting, in
the school’s tax office, will begin on
April 17 and end on May 2.
In other business, the board
accepted the resignation of baseball
coach Pat Henderson who has
accepted the position of assistant
principal at Lamcsa High School. He
will leave Levelland at spring break,
and Tim Walker, assistant baseball
coach, will take over the responsibili-
ties as baseball coach. Tony Marsh
will assume the duties of assistant
baseball coach.
The board unanimously extended
the two-year contracts for Dale
Albright, principal at West Elementa-
ry; Kelly Baggett, assistant principal
at the high school; Bill Barsch, deputy
superintendent; Arlene Brooks, lead
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teacher at Carver PreSchool; Lester
Driver, principal at middle school;
Kenneth Foster, principal at Capitol
Elementary; Sam Goodnight,
assistant principal at middle school;
Bcttic Hawkins, tax collcctor/asscs-
sor; Mark Holcomb, principal of
South Elementary; Buster Leaf,
athletic director; Bob Martin,
principal of high school; Guy Miles,
principal of junior high; Kenneth
Moore, SPECO director; L. A. Nudes,
assistant principal of junior high;
Delano Phillips, principal of Cactus
Elementary; Richard Sweet, assistant
superintendent, bu siness scrv ice; and
Virginia Yarbrough, director of
Elementary Education.
The board approved the purchase
of an electronic mail processor from
Data-Linc, accepting the low bid of
57,438. Pitney Bowes bid $9,652.
Sweet said the electronic scale, which
would provide more accurate readings
than the scale currently in use, would
provide a 15 to 30 percent savings on
postage.
The board also approved bids for
athletic equipment which totaled
$54,299.25 for all sports. Sweet said
the bids last year totaled $58,000.
Companies which will supply the
equipment arc Athletic Supply,
Cardinal Sports,Cleveland Athletics,
Champion Sports, BSN Corp and All
American. Equipmcntrcquircmcnts
for each sport are $31,052.58 for
football, $9,203.34 for girls basket-
ball, $3,077.76 for volleyball,
$5,402.04 for boys basketball,
$2,791,05 for boys and girls cross
country and $2,772.48 for boys and
girls track.
Levelland has been chosen to
participate in the Sunset Review for
Vocational Education. Each year, 20
percent of the school disiricLs in Texas
are mandated to conduct in-depth
evaluations of their vocational
programs, using Texas Education
Agency guidelines. An orientation
meeting on Feb. 13 will introduce the
28 committee members to their task
and a complete report will be developed
and submitted to TEA in March. The
committees will consider safety,
curriculum, lesson plans and work
stations.
The Sunset Review committees and
members are BuildingTradcs: Larry
Allen,Tommy Todd and L.A. Notes;
Career Investigation: Mike Huddleston,
Sue Ann Kupper and Adclc Perry;
Marketing: Jimmy Banda, Gfeorge
Keeling and Marianne Reed; HECE:
Dorothy Powell. Laveme Palmer and
Ruby Ivy; VOE: Karen George, N iki
Wisdom and Don McCormick; Auto
Mechanics: LubeCobamibia, Daniel
Boone and Jim Priest; Cosmetology:
Patricia Dominquez.Tammy Wilson
and Von Ayers; Homemaking: Debra
Salley, Jean Miller and Michele
Mitchell; Intro ToTechnology: Bob
Wilson, Darrel Raines and Danny
Watkins; CVAE and VEH Food: Paula
Anderson, Christi Anderson and Jackie
French; CVAE/VEH Construction:
R. E Beck, Bill Vardcman and Richard
Sweet; AG Science: Carl Rawlins.
David Alexander and Sam Goodnight;
Campus Commitlee-Junior High: Mike
Tomlinson and Cart Reed; and Campus
Committee-High School: Bob
Sparkman and Duke Sonncnburg.
Other clubs participating, in the
contest have not yet held their fund
raising events. They are Smycr 4-H
Club with David Foote, school
superintendent; die Longhorn Club
with L. A. Noles, assistant principal
of Levelland Junior High; Farm
Home Club widi Tootcr Smidi, jolj-
dcvclopcr widi JobTraining Program
Act; and Silver Spurs Club with Ray
Harley, owner of BAR Treating
Service. /
Rivalry between the appointee
leaders of the clubs as grown hot,
although remaining friendly, with
Washington challenging Foote.
Foote, confident his club will not let
him down, passed on the challenge to
Mothcral.
Mothcral answered, saying "First
of all, I fell strongly our group of
people will work hard and raise a lot
of money. David called me and let me
know that if our group did win, he’d
sure 1 ike to be the one to kiss the pig.
I’d like to do dial for him, I know h^’s
hungering to kiss a pig.
"I’m a little concerned about U. K:
Nolcs. I feel strongly he’s looking
forward to kissing a pig. It’s likely he’s
the one who will be involved,"
Mothcral said.
"With someone of Molhcral’s
intelligence, reputation and character,
you don’t pay much attention to those
kinds of statements," replied Nolcs.
COLLEGE
continued from page 1
a 3 percent raise and the year before,
they didn’t get a raise," Baker
explained.
Average salaries at the college are
from $500 to $600 below the state
average, he said.
"Personally, I’d like to see them
above the medium. We’ve got above
medium people and we need to pay
them," said regent Nathan Tubb.
The 7 to 9 percent jump will
increase the college’s budget by
roughly $900,000, Baker said,
however, he expects to get some
increases in state funding due to
increased enrollment and the
reinstatement of state allocations for
faculty insurance benefits.
The regents approved the general
parameters for the budget and Baker
and his staff will begin preparation of
a complete budget. Last year’s
operating budget totaled $9,892,081.
"We may have it ready to present
in April or May I don’t know what the
legislature will do. Seems like we do
a budget every three months," Baker
said.
The college’s budget will be tied
to the pulse of the Texas Legislature
which will appropriate state funds this
spring for the next biennium.
Currently, about 48 percent of the
college’s budget is funded by state
appropriations, 36 percent is funded
through college district taxes, 12
percent comes from student tuition
and fees and 4 percent comes from
other sources.
In other business, Baker an-
nounced the appointment of Otto B.
Schacht as the dean of arts and
sciences. Schacht takes over the
dcan’soffice from OrloSundre, who
retained those responsibilities when
he was named vice president of
academic affairs in July, 1988.
"I haven’t smiled this broadly since
last June," Sundre said.
(See related story on page 1B.)
kudos.
Regardless of the adverse
publicity created the past few distressed children,
months concerning TV preaching
and evangelical endeavors, there The words—they come easy
arc still people of the cloth who when talking about this person—
love and pray for the souls of their but one would have to see Watkins’
fellow man, and one should not expressions for themselves to truly
overlook those who can truthfully understand what I am trying to say.
be called missionaries.
) And then of course we come to
But suffice it to say the entire
world is belter off for Jill Watkins
tttychers and the teaching profes- electing to join the teaching profes-
sillto. While throughout the nation sion.
RAILROAD
continued from page 1
ment can be obtained. "If the
district concept is going to work at
all it’s going to have to have a
commitment from the shippers or
communities or counties. The com-
muntics and counties tell us they
can’t afford to invest."
Pierce said shippers on die
stronger lines, which are the
Levelland and Brownfield spurs,
are justified in being reluctant to
invest in the entire cluster. Three
fourths of the volume in the cluster
came from the Levelland and
fmjynficld lines. ,c-
ffvRicrcc stressed ihdtrrt(T6ne has
made Santa Fe an offer for any one
line since the railroad company
stated from the start that it was not
interested in selling the spurs off
individually. "You can understand
that. They don’t want to be stuck
with three dogs and they don’t want
to be the bad guy by selling the
good ones and closing the bad
ones." He also said if the profitable
spurs were sold individually they
would probably bring a premium
over being bought as a part of the
cluster.
An alternative, he said, would
be for an entity to buy the entire
cluster and then sell the unprofit-
able ones for salvage if the shipp-
ers or communities served by those
spurs did not made the financial
commitment necessary to keep
them alive.
"The reality is nothing exists
that’s going to take up the slack. If
these lines arc bought they’re going
to have to be bought locally. There
arc some grants that might help but
money is tight and they’re going to
want to sec some local interest
before a grant is approved," ex-
plained Pierce.
"If there’s really any interest in
purchasing these spurs now’s the
time to speak up," said Pierce who
said the purchase of the spurs
would put the shippers and com-
munities in control of their own
destinies. "The reality is if the
community wants control of the
situation it would be in their best
interest to work to get the spurs
in their own hands. If not then they
need to sit back and let nature take
it’s course."
That course could be hurried if
Texas Tech and Lubbock have
their way since they have proposed
thafthpfcrjlical railroad spur whlfg
connects the Brownfield -Scagrav-
cs and Lcvclland-Whitcfacc spurs
with the Santa Fc system be acqui-
red for development of it’s six lane
East-West Freeway. Communities
served by the spurs arc prepared to
oppose the freeway if it threatens
to disrupt rail service west of
Lubbock.
"It has been suggested that the
spur could be relocated," said
Pierce. "According to figures
we’ve just received, the average
cost per mile to lay new track if
$500,000 to a million dollars per
mile. The closest point to which we
could connect to the Santa Fe line
running west to Littlefield is seven
miles. If relocation is the alterna-
tive, who’s going to pay?" asked
Pierce.
He also pointed out a direct
connection to the Littlefield line
might not be feasible since it would
bypass the switching yard at
Slaton. Whether the rail carrier
would allow that because of liabili-
ty is a serious question which
would have to be addressed.
"I would encourage you to
invite those individuals who have
an interest in the spurs to attend the
meeting. It is open to the public,"
said Pierce.
SUNDOWN continued from page 1
9-1-1
continued from page 1
Ropesville, Sundown, Arnett and
Pettit exchanges are the primary
exchanges to he served by the
county 9-1-1 number, other ex-
changes to be considered include
Woodrow, Mcrrell, Ausbome,
Whitcface and WollTorth.
houses. Weeds have grown up around
(hem and arc providing a habitat for
skunks and varmints. It’s a health
hazard and an eyesore," said Tommy
Phillips, Sundown city manager.
"They arc also a nuisance. Kids go
in them and play. We’re going to get
these homes cleaned up before
somebody gets hurt," he added.
After the public hearing, if no one
appeals the removal of the buildings
and the council determines Phillips
was correct in his assessment of the
condition of the buildings, demolition
could start immediately, Phillips said.
He estimated the cost of demolition
could range from $250 to $750 per
house.
"I anticipate the council will vole
to remove the buildings. Where we
will get the money from, well, that’s
what we pay the council big bucks
for," Phillips said, laughing. "The
council has expressed a desire to get
rid of the buildings. It could take
several thousand dollars, but it will be
money well spent."'
After removal, the city will place
a lean against the properly for the
amount of the demolition charge.
"We could instruct the city attorney
to Tile suite against the owners to
repair or remove the buildings. It’s
just worth it tous to get the buildings
removed," Phillips said.
In preparation for the hearing.
Phillips tried to locate all of the
property owners; however, many of
the letters were returned with no
forwarding address, he said.
Therefore, the city ispublishingalist
of the houses undcrconsidcration for
removal. If any owners wish to appeal
the city manager’s decision, they may
do so before the council.
The eight houses arc in the 1700
and 1600 blocks of Malachi, 1700
block of York, 100 block of N.
Slaughter, 704 E. Richardson and 207
E. Seventh.
CHAMBER
continued from page 1
Hamilton and Susie Gardner; All-
Tex Seed: Buz Poage. Johnny
Timmons. Steve Shields and Mike
Nelson; Texaco: Robert Acevedo,
Bob Ivory and Jackie Seay; Oil Field:
Joe Dee Brooks, Rink Bounds and
Dewey Ellison; and Levelland Gin:
Robert Gillespie, Matt McDonald,
Rich Slaughter, Johnny Storch,
Kendcll Esch and Randy Springer.
Tickets are available at the
chamber office or from any board
member for $15 each. Businesses or
organizations may reserve a table by
purchasing 10 tickets.
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