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Seminole (Texas) Sentinel * Wednesday, March 19,2014
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Farm Bill:
if they weren’t crowing crops, but
the 2014 farm bill took a different
tack with counter-cyclical programs
that pay out when revenue or prices
drop.
The farm bill, Obama said, “saves
tax payers hard-earned dollars by
making sure that we only support
farmers when disaster strikes or
prices drop. It’s not just automatic.”
If USDA gets the programs up
and running in time, grain, oilseed
and other farmers will have a choice
between subsidies like the Agricul-
ture Risk Coverage plan that makes
payments when revenues fall below
a trigger level and the Price Loss
Coverage plan that pays out when
market prices fall below trigger levels.
In the new five-year plan, cotton
farmers have been taken out of the
traditional crop subsidy equation
and given a new insurance-based
safety net called the Stacked Income
Protection Plan, and USDA will likely
be challenged in putting together the
complex new program that collects
premiums and pays out indemnities
when county revenues fall below a
trigger level set by a combination of
historical yields and market prices.
The new farm bill gives USDA six
months to set up a never-before-
tried support system for America’s
50,000 dairy farmers, a concept
that was cobbled together by Capital
Hill staffers, the USDA and industry
representative as a compromise in
the final days before Senate and
House negotiators produced their
conference report The margin insur-
ance program makes for complex
policy writing.
The Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program will be responsible
for the bulk of farm bill spending
- roughly $756 billion out of the
farm bill’s total projected $956 bil-
lion over 10 years. Obama said he
would not sign a farm bill unless it
contained that “protection for vul-
nerable Americans.”
White House officials have said
previously that Obama did not ap-
prove of the $8 billion in cuts the new
farm bill makes to SNAP, but the
president didn’t mention the reduc-
tion in his address Friday.
The cuts could have been much
deeper, though. The Republican-
controlled House attempted to cut
SNAP spending by $40 billion, a
far cry from the $4 billion that the
Democrat-controlled Senate ap-
proved in its competing farm bill
version.
” A large majority of SNAP recipi-
ents are children, or the elderly, or
Americans with disabilities,” Obama
said. “A lot of others are hardworking
Americans who need just a little help
feeding their families while they look
for a job or they're trying to find a
better one.”
Members of the Western Peanut
Growers Association (WPGA) will
be hosting a Farm Bill Education
Meeting later this month, accord-
ing to a press release issued by the
Seminole-based organization on
Thursday.
The meeting, which is open to
the public, is slated to be held on
Wednesday, March 26, beginning
at the Gaines County Civic Build-
ing, located 402 NW 5th St., in
Seminole.
The meeting, according to the
WPGA press release, is slated for a
10 a.m. start.
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Harold Caldwell
Graveside services for Harold Caldwell, 88, of Seminole will be con-
ducted Friday March 21, 2014 at 11:00 AM. at the Lamesa Memorial
Park Cemetery with Reverend Ryon Price officiating under the direction
of Ratliff Funeral Home of Seminole.
Harold Caldwell, son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather
_ —peacefully joined our Lord on March 17,2014. Har-
A old was bom in Lamesa o Jack and Viola Caldwell on
» gP , | May27,1925, being the oldest child. Leaving behind his
fl son, James Caldwell and wife Donna of Seminole and
\ daughter Susie White and husband Jackie of Lubbock,
asters Billie Hughes (Jim) of Bedford, Sammie Prather
Pm (Tom) of Lubbock, and sister-in-law Sue Caldwell of
Lamesa. Three grandchildren: Andrea White (Wesley)
of Frisco, Allison Dunn (David) of Lubbock, and Andrew White (Meghan)
of New York. Great-grandchildren: Jackson and London White of Fris-
co, Fallon Caldwell of Lubbock, and Chloe and Claire Dunn of Lubbock.
Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife Zelda Faye (Spivey)
Caldwell, brother, Jimmy Caldwell, aster Donna Barron, and grandson
Stephen Caldwell.
Mr. Caldwell graduated from Lamesa High School in 1942, served
in the 1575th Heavy Shop Division of the Army Corp of Engineers with
the China Burma India Theater of WWII, and graduated from Texas Tech
University in 1952. He owned Caldwell News in Lamesa for many years
and had farming interests in Dawson and Gaines Counties.
David Alton Davis
David Alton Davis of Levelland passed away on Thursday, March
13, 2014 at the age of 60. He was bom January 9, 1954 in Graham,
to C. B. and Ruth (Lewis) Davis. David worked as a plumber for Crystal
Clear Plumbing in Monahans and was a member of the Monahans Vol-
unteer Fire Department
Those left to cherish his memory are his daugh-
ter, Kassy Roach and husband Joel of Midland; sons,
Neil Davis and wife Katherine of Midland, Zeth Davis
and wife Carla and Timothy Wilson, all of Monahans,
and David Davis of Levelland; mother, Ruth Davis of
Seminole; sister, Shirley Smotherman of Lubbock;
brothers, Dewey Davis of Selma, AL, Benny Davis
of Seminole, Carl Davis of Levelland, and Ronnie
Davis of Henrietta; and nine grandchildren.
David was preceded in death by his father and
a grandson, Jaden Davis.
Visitation was held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17 at Combest
Family Funeral Homes in Lubbock with the family receiving friends from
6:00-8:00 p.m. Services were scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March
18 at Combest Family Memorial Chapel with interment following at the
City of Lubbock Cemetery.
Please celebrate the life of David by visiting www.combestfamilyfu-
neralhomes.
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Eva R. Schmitt
Funeral services for Eva R. Schmitt, 7, of Pep, New Mexico will be
conducted Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Mennonite
Evangelical Church in Seminole with Reverend John Peters and Johan
Froese officiating under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Seminole.
Interment will follow in the Gaines County Cemetery in Seminole. She
passed away Sunday, March 16,2014 in Portales, New
Mexico.
Eva was bom on October 5, 2006 in Dumas to
S Jr m and Maria Schmitt. Eva played basketball, wanted
™ to be a cheerleader and loved to hug. She was preceded
' in death by her grandparents John & Helen Schmitt.
Eva is survived by her parents, Frank and Maria Schmitt of Pep, New
Mexico; her brother, David Schmitt of Pep, New Mexico; grandparents,
Cornelius and Anna Rempel of Bolivia and many aunts, uncles and cous-
ins.
from page one
The 31st Annual Business Meeting
of the WPGA Membership will be
held at 9 a.m. and adjourn to the
Educational Farm Bill Session. The
Business Meeting will include filling
the expiring terms of three directors.
The membership is encouraged to
attend both of these informative
meetings.
“The WPGA Board of Directors
chose this venue to help farmers, in-
dustry and agribusinesses begin the
process of understanding the diverse
changes made to farm policy in “The
Agriculture Act of 2014”. Producers
will have several choices to make
and will need to begin learning now
what is involved with each of these
choices in order to make the best
decisions for their individual farming
operation.” says Tony Dill, WPGA
President.
“Our hats are off to the agriculture
leadership and staff for their dedica-
tion to malting this intricate farm bill
possible under the current political
environment. While the mles and
regulations have not been officially
written for the implementation of
the new law; it will help growers to
begin understanding the new initial
concepts of the law and the variety of
choices that it offers. ” continued Dill.
The tentative agenda for the edu-
cation meeting will include a basic
overview of the Peanut and Cot-
ton Programs and a question and
answer session with knowledgeable
guestpanelisis: Kathy Sayers, USDA
Agricultural Program Specialist for
Peanut Loans and LDP’s; Steve
Verett, Executive Vice President of
Plains Cotton Growers and Tom
Sell, WPGA Attorney/Consultant
with Combest Sell & Associates.
This meeting is open to all who
have an interest in agriculture.
SHD:
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tions to seek the Place 2 seat upon
the board. Their candidate filings,
however, were deemed "not valid"
by SHD officials following a five day
validation period allowed by the
Texas Election Code. According to
SHD Chief Executive Officer, Betsy
Briscoe in a March 7 story produced
bythe Seminole Sentinel, both Sim-
mons and Blair s application process
"failed to meet the requirements of
Chapter 141 of the Texas Election
Code."
"Using this criteria, one applica-
tion was incomplete as it was not
signed, sworn to and notarized,1
said Briscoe. "The other applicant
did not reside in the hospital district
boundary listed on the application."
For the candidate filing process
at the Seminole Hospital District,
candidates must fill out a candidate
application, which was a recent
change when compared to former
filing practices of years prior.
According to SHD officials in an
e-mail on Friday, SHD Board Direc-
tors " revised the District’s Enabling
Legislation in a manner that makes
the process of applying for candidacy
less cumbersome for those seeking
to serve on the Board. As such, the
District’s revised enabling legislation,
effective Jan. 1, 2014, no longer
requires a 25 signature petition."
According to SHD officials in the
e-mail, one applicant - who was not
identified - "inadvertently received
a packet with the old signature
form and did obtained signatures.
However, the signature form was
disregarded and did not factor into
the final determination."
The Sentinel on March 7, filed a
Freedom of Information Request
with the Seminole Hospital District to
obtain any and all documents associ-
ated with the May 10 candidate filing
process. Copies of the request were
submitted to the Seminole Hospital
District Administration Office, to the
SHD Attorneys and SHD Board
President Geoff Gray. As of press-
time Tuesday, the Sentinel has yet
to receive any information regarding
the request.
Other Board Action
Also in Mondays meeting, SHD
Board members approved action on
the following business items:
• minutes from the boards previ-
ous meeting;
• medical staff report/credentials;
• an emergency capital purchase
of two ultrasound machines for the
Clinic;
• financial report.
SHD Board members also re-
ceived the monthly CEO’s report
Nail Art Stamping
Class of Library
Do you have a fingernail stamp-
ing kit and you can’t get it to work?
Come learn some simple tech-
niques and learn how to make
pretty nails art
Gaines County library is offer-
ing a Nail Art /Stamping Class on
Tuesday, February 12, from 6:00
till 8:00 p.m.
When you come to the Main
Branch of the Library and learn
how to stamp you need to bring
your Stamping Kit — with mbber
stamper, scraper and discs, 100%
Acetone nail polish remover, cot-
ton round cosmetic pads, cotton
and met in a planned executive
session to discuss medical/health
records and any issues related to
personnel matters.
cosmetic applicators, 2 different
nail polish colors and fast drying
top coat.
Suggested Stamping Polishes to
bring are any Sally Henson Insta-
Dry, Pure Ice: Outrageous, or Silver
Mercedes. Some suggestions for
Fast Dry Top Coats are Seche Vite,
NYC fast drying, or Sally Henson
Insta-Dry.
You can usually find these sup-
plies at Wal-Mart, Dollar General,
Family Dollar, Target, eBay or Ama-
zon.com.
Gaines County Library’s Main
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Highway in Seminole. Hours of op-
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Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to
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Wright, Dustin. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 19, 2014, newspaper, March 19, 2014; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth787534/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.