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Seminole (Texas) Sentinel • Wednesday, April 3,2013 P3CJ© 3A
Gaines Jobs Numbers Rise
AUSTIN — The Texas economy
continued its upward trend in job
growth with the addition of 80,600
jobs in February, totaling 359,800
seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs
added over the year.
Twenty-three of those jobs were
reported to be created locally
in Gaines County according
to information from the Texas
Workforce Commission, as the
state’s employment has grown by
3.3 percent over the year, with 11
major industries showing positive
growth over the year.
Texas’ seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate was 6.4 percent
in February, up slightly from 6.3
percent in January, but down from
7.1 percent a year ago, as the state’s
Civilian Labor Force continued to
Sentinel Photo/Dustin Wright
HARD AT WORK
Construction workers associated with the Best Western Plus hotel development project near downtown Seminole brave cold temperatures
Tuesday afternoon while prepping an awning support post for a rock facade. Gaines County's jobless rate fell to 4.5 percent in the month
of February, according to figures from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Masons Donate
Dental Kits to
FJY Students
First graders at F.J. Young
Elementary in Seminole recently
received free prevent tooth decay
kits through the Fantastic Teeth
Fan Club.
David Lazano, a member of
Seminole Masonic Lodge, organized
the effort. Lodge members
assembled and delivered 232 kits.
The Fantastic Teeth Fan Club,
sponsored by Masonic Home and
School of Texas, works to prevent
suffering from toothaches, reduce
missed school days due to dental
problems, and cut costs for dental
treatment.
Prevent tooth decay kits contain: a
toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss,
healthy teeth sticker, two-minute
timer (optimal brushing time), Tips
for Healthy Teeth educational info
for parents in both Spanish and
English, and a summary of MHS
services.
According to Oral Health In
America: A Report of the Surgeon
General, tooth decay is the single
most common chronic childhood
disease—five times more common
than asthma and seven times more
common than hay fever.
Poor children are affected by this
epidemic more frequently than
other children, with nearly 12 times
more restricted-activity days due
to dental issues than children from
higher-income families. With more
than 1.5 million Texas children living
in poverty, there is a great need for
preventive dental care.
Dental problems also directly affect
success for children, with more than
51 million school hours lost each
year to dental-related illness.
Teachers have judged both
classroom performance and
classroom behavior to be significantly
poorer among children in need of
dental care. Pain and suffering due
to untreated dental disease can
also lead to problems in eating and
speaking.
Masonic Home and School
of Texas (MHS) is a non-profit
organization with a history of helping
children across Texas for more than
100 years. Contact MHS by calling
toll-free 1.877.203.9111; sending
an email to info@mhstx.org; or by
visiting the website, www.mhstx.
org.
Terry Co. AgriLife
to Host Pesticide
Training, Testing
BROWNFIELD — Area residents
who are in need of a private pesticide
applicator’s license from the Texas
Department of Agriculture (TDA)
can attend a training in Brownfield,
Wednesday, April 17, at the
Coleman Park Party House.
The private applicators license
allows an individual to apply restricted
pesticides to their own property for
the production of an agricultural
commodity.
This license does not allow one
to apply pesticides to the property
of other individuals for a fee, that
requires a Commercial Applicator
License.
The April 17 training is required
by TDA before an individual can
take the test for a Private Applicators
license. There is a $60 charge
for needed study materials and
registration fees.
Also on April 17, persons in need
of the E.P.A. Pesticide Handler
Card(Green Card) can attend one
of two trainings, Spanish or English.
The Pesticide Handler Training is
geared toward those persons who
work around pesticides under the
supervision of a licensed applicator.
Hired hands, field scouts, and any
other person who handles pesticides
or works with pesticides need this
safety training.
There is a no fee for the handler
(Green Card) training.
The handler training will be held at
the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
Service Terry County office at 209
S. 5th St.
A schedule of events is as
follows:
8:00 a.m. - Registration Time
8:30 a.m. - Pesticide Applicator
Training Start Time (Coleman Park
Party House)
10:00 a.m. - Pesticide Handler
(Green Card) Training presented in
English (209 S. 5th St.)
11:00 a.m. - Pesticide Handler
(Green Card) Training presented in
Spanish (209 S. 5th St)
12:00 p.m. - Lunch on your
own
1:00 p.m. - Test Time by a TDA
Representative (no fee to test)
Persons planning on attending
need to call the Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Office, Terry
County Office at806-637-4060, by
April 7, to make a reservation and
order study materials.
For more information concerning
this training contact Chris Bishop,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension,
Terry County at 806-637-4060.
Individuals with disabilities who
require an auxiliary aid, service
or accommodations in order to
participate in an Extension sponsored
activity are encouraged to contact
the Terry County Extension Office
no later than April 7, (806) 637-
4060.
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Dayton Elam
Funeral services for Dayton Elam, 82, of Seminole will be conducted
Thursday, April 4,2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church
with Rev. Marvin Gregory officiating. Interment will follow in the Gaines
County Cemetery with services under the direction of Ratliff Funeral
Home of Seminole. Dayton passed away Monday, April 1 in Seminole.
Dayton was bom August 16,1930 in Seminole to
Bamie and Willie Elam. He owned and operated farm-
ing and ranching operations in Gaines County. Dayton
and Billie O’Neal were married June 6, 1953 in Big
Spring. He served on the Texas State Soil and Water
Conservation Board, served as president of the Gaines
County Soil and Water Conservation Board, a member
of the Board of Directors of West Texas National Bank
and a member of the First United Methodist Church. In the past years
Dayton served as first president of the Gaines County livestock Show,
Governor’s Agricultural Planning Committee, board member and presi-
dent of the Seminole Memorial Hospital District, member of the Permian
Basin Planning Commission Board of Directors, member of the Gaines
County Appraisal District Board of Directors, member of the 100 Man
Committee and president of the Seminole lions Club. He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Dayton is survived by his wife Billie Elam of Seminole, son Paul Elam
and wife Ann and son Shelby Elam and wife Angie all of Seminole, two
granddaughters Jaedee of Lubbock and Rylee of Canyon. He is also sur-
vived by two sisters Debbie Baggett of Brenham, and Johnnie Swearen-
gen of Amarillo and several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Pallbearers will be Biz Houston, James Hawkins, Michael Todd,
Lany Day, Robert Barrett and Blair Tharp. Honorary pallbearers will be
Joe McGill, Richard Watts, Don Sanders, Big Hughes, Carroll Haralson,
Henry Cheuvront and David Shuler.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in
Seminole or the charity of your choice.
rise.
The state’s unemployment rate
also remained below the national
unemployment rate of 7.7 percent,
marlring the 74th consecutive month
that the Texas unemployment rate
has been below the national rate.
Locally, Gaines County's
unemployment rate was quoted
at 4.5-percent for the month of
February 2013, which was down
two-tenths of a percentage point from
January's 4.7-percent jobless rate,
and down a half percentage point
from February 2012 s 5-percent rate,
reported by the Commission.
“The Texas economy continues to
expand, and the addition of80,600
jobs in February is good news for
job seekers,” said Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC) Chairman
Andres Alcantar. “With businesses
expanding in 11 major industries
over the year, including a 4.3 percent
annual growth rate in the Goods
Producing industries, TWC stands
ready to help Texans take advantage
of these opportunities.”
According to figures produced by
the TWC, Gaines County boased a
laborforce of7,989people as of Feb.
28, of which, 7,631 were classified
as being employed.
Those figures are up from a
January labor force of 7,985, of
which 7,608were classified as being
employed.
Gaines County, in the report, had
358 local residents in the month
of February who were deemed as
"unemployed," whch was down
from 377 persons in January.
One year ago, Gaines County
boasted a labor force of 7,814
persons, of which 7,427 were
employed. The TWC report
indicated 387persons were classified
as being "unemployed" in February
2012.
Texas’ Goods Producing sector,
comprised of Construction, Mining
and Logging, and Manufacturing,
has seen positive growth with 21,200
jobs added over the month.
“It’s good to see so many industries
expanding in Texas,” said TWC
Commissioner Representing Labor
Ronny Congleton. “Our state’s
Construction industry and Mining
and Logging industry have both
grown by 7.5 percent over the last
year, combining for 63,000 jobs
added. Such strong growth in these
industries helps to drive growth in
other industries.”
Employment in Professional
and Business Services increased
by 25,400 jobs in February. This
industry has grown by 4.8 percent
over the year, adding 66,000 jobs.
“Private employers have added
347,200jobs over the year, growing
at a rate of almost 4 percent,” said
TWC Commissioner Representing
Employers Hope Andrade. “As
these businesses continue to grow
their investments, I am committed to
ensuring that our state can continue
to meet their workforce needs.5
The Midland Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA) had the
lowest February unemployment
rate in the state at 3.2 percent. The
Odessa MSA came in second at
3.8 percent and the Amarillo MSA
third at 4.6 percent (not seasonally
adjusted).
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Wright, Dustin. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 3, 2013, newspaper, April 3, 2013; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth787511/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.