The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 1986 Page: 2 of 30
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-voters-
allowing political subdivisions
the opportunity to engage in and
transact business with
authorized mutual insurance
companies in the same manner
as with the other insurance
companies.”
Proposition No. 4: ‘‘The
constitutional amendment to
provide that a bank may offer
full service banking at more than
one location within the city or
county where its principle
facility is located, subject to
limitations and restrictions
provided by law.”
Individual races to be
considered by voters Tuesday
include:
Governor, incumbent
Democrat Mafl^ White
challenged by Republican Bill
Clements and Libertarian Party
candidate Theresa Doyle; U.S.
Representative, incumbent
Republican Larry Combest
challenged by Democrat Gerald
McCathern.
Lieutenant governor,
incumbent Bill Hobby
challenged by Republican David
Davidson and Libertarian Bill
Howell; attorney general,
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incumbent Democrat Jim
Mattox challenged by
Republican Roy R. Barrera, Jr.
and Libertarian Mike Stephens.
Also, comptroller of public
accounts, incumbent Democrat
Bob Bullock challenged by
Libertarian George Meeks;
treasurer, incumbent Democrat
Ann Richards opposed by
Libertarian Robert R. Reid and
commissioner of the general
land office, incumbent Democrat
Garry Mauro opposed by
Republican M.D. Anderson, Jr.
and Libertarian Honey Sue
Hanham.
Also, commissioner of
agriculture, incumbent
Democrat Jim Hightower
challenged by Republican Bill
Powers and Libertarian Rebecca
Reed; railroad commissioner,
Democrat John Sharp,
Republican Milton E. Fox and
Libertarian Chloe ‘‘Jack”
Daniel.
Judicial races include:
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 1,
Democrat Oscar H. Mauzy and
Republican Charles Ben Howell;
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2,
Democrat Robert M. Campbell
and Republican Nathan E.
White, Jr ; Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 3, Democrat Jim
Wallace and Libertarian Wiley
H. Rawlins.
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
4, Democrat Raul A. Gonzalez
and Republican John L. Bates;
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place
I, Democrat Rusty Duncan;
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place
2, Democrat Mike McCormick
and Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 3, Democrat Marvin 0.
Teague.
Also, Chief Justice, 8th District
Court of Appeals, Democrat Max
N. Osborn; Justice, 8th District
court of Appeals, Democrat
Jerry Woodard and the
unexpired term as Justice for the
8th District Court of Appeals,,.
Democrat Larry Fuller. >
County and district candidates
include: district , 77 state
representative, incumbent
Democrat Jim D. Rudd; district
judge, 106th judicial district,
incumbent Democrat George H.
Hansard; county judge,
incumbent Democrat Max
Townsend; district clerk,
incumbent Democrat Wilma
McNew and county clerk,
incumbent Democrat Freida
Nichols.
Also, county treasurer,
incumbent Democrat Linda
Clark; justice of the peace,
precinct 1, incumbent Democrat
Mary Parrott; justice of the
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peace, precinct 2, incumbent
Democrat Fred Connally;
county commissioner, precinct
2, Robert Matthews and county
commissioner, precinct 4, J.W.
Allen.
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office in Lamesa, attributed the
rise to the poor weather afflicting
the area during September.
“The cotton crop is not ready,”
said Rodriguez. “And the oil
wells are not being repaired.
“Most people don’t realize the
way the weather affects work,”
said Rodriguez. “Anybody that
works outside--builders,
construction, farmers--is
affected by the rain.
“A year ago you didn’t notice
because the economy was good,”
said Rodriguez. “Now when it
rains these oilfield workers go
home for the day and file
unemployment claims. So
they’re really employed but
they’re showing up as
unemployed because they filed
claims sometime during the
month.
“For instance, these workers
on pulling units,” said
Rodriguez. “When they get laid
off they don’t get paid for the day
so they file claims. Two years
ago it was a holiday to them
because they hadn’t had a day off
in a month.”
Gaines continued to be
outdistanced by its northern and
southern neighbors, Yoakum and
Andrews Counties, in the labor
picture, with both counties
posting jobless rates under 10 per
cent.
Yoakum had a labor force of
5,538 persons in September, with
5,222 persons working and 316
persons without labor during the
month for a 5.7 jobless rate.
In August, the jobless rate
stood at 7.3 per cent, with 5,068
persons in a labor force of 5,467
persons working and 399 persons
without work. A year ago in
September, the county posted a
jobless rate of 3.4 per cent, with
5,366 persons in a total labor
market of 5,555 persons working
and 189 persons without work.
Andrews County posted a
jobless rate of 8.8 per cent during
September, with 9,190 persons in
a labor force of 10,074 persons
working and 844 persons out of
work.
The prior month the county
featured an unemployment
figure of 8.7 per cent, with 9,026
persons in a labor force of 9,888
persons working and 862 persons
without work. A year ago in
September, the county had a
jobless rate of 2.1 per cent, with
8,852 persons in a labor market of
9,046 persons working and 194
persons without jobs.
Dawson County continued to
post the worst unemployment
rate in the area with a 15.6 per
cent figure for September, based
qd a total labor market of 7,575
persons, with 6,395 persons
working and 1,180 persons
without labor.
In August, the county had a
jobless rate of 15.3 per cent, with
6,990 persons in a total labor
market of 8,251 persons working
and 1,261 persons without labor.
A year ago in September, the
county had a jobless rate of 7.4
per cent, with 6,688 persons
working in a total work force of
7,202 persons working and 534
persons without labor.
Borden County had a work
force of 488 persons, with 444
persons working and 44 persons
out of work for a 9.0 per cent
jobless rate.
In August, the jobless rate was
9.9 per cent for the county, with
516 persons working, 465 persons
working and 51 persons without
work.
A year ago, the county had a
1.1 jobless rate, with just five
persons in a labor market of 435
persons without work
Midland County featured a 12.3
unemployment rate in
September, with 46.500 persons
of a total labor force of 53,000
persons working and 6.500
persons without work
-sales-
payment of $3.4 million, up one
per cent and a per capita
average of $4 33; Austin had a
payment of $2.6 million, a four
per cent loss, and a per capita
average of $7.53. Fort Worth
received $2 million, up three per
cent with a per capita average of
$5.19; and El Paso obtained a
payment of $17 million, up nine
per cent with a per capita
average of $4
October checks represent
taxes collected on sales made in
August and reported to the
comptroller by Sept 20
Other area cities, their current
payment, payments to date,
percentage of change and per
capita average are as follows:
Andrews, $30.94744,
$498,756.98, a loss of 10 80 per cent
and a per capita average of $2 80
Muleshoe, $16,838 46/$165,924 73.
a loss of 10.61 per cent and a per
capita average of $3.48;
Dimmitt, $11,432 30, $151,499 49,
an increase of 16.64 percent and
a per capita average of $2 28,
Crane, $6,152.00, $103,431 07, and
increase of 11.35 per cent and a
per capita average of $1.70;
Lamesa, $24,456 96. $375,461 44, a
loss of 6.66 per cent and a per
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capita average of $2.07;
Hereford, $42,235.25, $506,114.01,
an increase of 2.49 per cent and a
per capita average of $2.66;
Odessa, $526,518.66, $5,868,568 75,
a loss of 6.42 per cent and a per
capita average of $5 .TO;
Floydada, $6,010.72, $78,720.18, a
loss of 5.44 per cent and a per
capita average of $1.43; Post,
$6,803.41, $130,271.12, a loss of 5.88
per cent and a per capita
average of $1.72.
Also, Abernathy, $3,330.27,
$40,776,92, a loss of 8.79 per cent
and a per capita average of $1.15;
Hale Center, $2,210.40, $27,755.88,
a loss of 1.03 per cent and a per
capita average of 96 cents;
Plamview, $92,633.96, $975,278.05,
an increase of 7.60 per cent and a
per capita average of $4.18;
Levelland, $36,080.77, $597,579.07,
a loss of 20.75 per cent and a per
capita average of $2.61; Big
Spring, $80,137.11, $1,205,804.04, a
loss of 2.90 per cent and a per
capita average of $3 23;
Coahoma, $1,317.44, $22,141 38, a
loss of 21.77 per cent and a per
capita average of $1.23;
Littlefield. $15,499.72, $202,264.27,
a loss of 7.09 per cent and a per
capita average of $2.09; Idalou,
$3,591 56. $40,179 90, a loss of 9 39
per cent and a per capita
average of $1.53; Lubbock.
$871,447.01, $10,706.926 76, a loss
of 0.95 per cent and a per capita
average of $5.01; Slaton.
$10,942.23. $154 149 61, a loss of
1 08 per cent and a per capita
average of $161; Wolfforth,
$2,147 36. $24,409 26. a loss of 36 49
per cent and a per capita
average of $1 26; Midland.
$261,570 32. $6,092,734 30, a loss of
16 85 per cent and a per capita
average of $3.71
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and their concessioas might have
been more significant
That's why we think Bill
Clements is the man we need
right now
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22.248 bales had been ginned in
early November
Rayburn Houehin of Three
County Co-Op Gin says the
harvest totals in both the county
and South Plains area will Ik*
down this year, with the ginner
predicting that less than 30.000
bales will be ginned from
Paymaster Gin east in the
county.
Houehin said the 26-county
cotton harvest total in the South
Plains w ill not exceed the 750,000
bale figure and that the 125
pound to-an-acre figure will not
be exceeded
-citizens-
law and cultural differences In
truth, they earn by hard work
and perseverance the political
rights w hich most of th<? rest of
us too often take for granted ”
Commenting 'on the
Mennomtes who settled in
Semi note,—Bent-son said,—:jLA-
decade ago, this community
welcomed this group of people
who sought to settle here to
practice their religion and their
way of life. They came with hope
and encountered hardships. They
came prepared to abide by our
laws and discovered that they
would run afoul of our laws. They
had relied on incorrect
information regarding our laws
and they faced the threat of mass
deportation.”
Bentsen went on to say that
when he learned of the situation
and strove to do something
about it that, “Some of my
colleagues feared that the bill
would set a bad precedent. I had
to work to convince them of the
unique circumstances here -a
community of hardworking
people, who had been misled into
thinking they were entering the
country legally and who were
welcomed with open arms by the
people of Seminole Finally the
-arguments worked and both
houses of Congress passed the
bill, which President Carter
signed into law, giving the
immigrants the status of
permanent residents The large
and impressive group today has
gone beyond that by working to
fulfill the demanding
requirements of full
citizenship "
Before he spoke BenLsen was
presented a hand made quilt by
the Mennomtes in appreciation
for his help
Also speaking at the affair was
Seminole Mayor Jameil Aryain.
who gave a personal reason why
he was glad to participate He
read part of a narrative that was
written by his father when he
became a citizen in the late
1930’s and he knew how proud he
was at that time
Reg Toews, associate
executive secretary of the
Mennonite Central Committee
also spoke at the gathering,
explaining the responsibilities
the Mennomtes now have as
citizens
Diedrich Harms, pastor of the
Gospel Mennonite Church,
recognized persons who had
helped the Mennomtes, inc luding
several officials of the
Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) from Dallas.
Carlos Neuschwander ot the
Mennonite Central Committee*
Immigration and Refugee
Services organization, and
former Seminole Mayor Bob
('lark, who was the Mayor of
Seminole at the time of the
Mennonite s arrival in Seminole
A total of 142 Mennomtes were
naturalized and 65 Mennonite
children will derive American
citizenship through their parents
Two-thirds of the new citizens
claimed Mexico as their formei
country and the other one-third
w ere Canadian
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The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 1986, newspaper, November 2, 1986; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824945/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.