Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1976 Page: 2 of 8
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Cooper Review
[^HVOEW Opinion and Feature
Notes and Quotes
By Skip Steely
The Word Is Clear!
Just A Note For Concern
The other day I received the first anonymous letter since wc took
over operation in August. We try not to print these types.
But this one is worth a few words. It accused this column and the
paper of attacking the Texas Highway Patrolmen in the county.
Never, and I went back to check, have we mentioned them or
that they do a poor job. In fact, I would praise 99 percent of the
Highway patrolmen around and especially these two.
And this week we received another anonymous letter. The writer
wanted to keep her (or his) family out of the issue and not go
through the pains of dragging relatives into the problem. We will
be glad to run almost all letters to the editor, naturally, as long as
they are not libelous and unsigned. Occassionally, as in this case,
we will publish an unsigned letter. But try not to make a practice of
making your feelings known but not your name--this is a free
county, still. Besides, we do wish to have documentary evidence
that we are not receiving letters from the same person each time!
And one more letter-that from Thurman Crowder. Apologies
are in order for not publishing your letter but it was rather critical
of a situation that is vague in our minds. We are doing research on
it and would like to do a thorough story on the problem of pauper
funerals paid by the county, if you don't mind. Your comments will
be in our pages, that you can be guaranteed.
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COMBINED WITH THE DELTA COURIER
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Cooper,
Texas, under the Act of Congress, March, 1897. Published
every Thursday by The Citizen Publishing Company, Inc., 70
East Side Square. Cooper, Texas 754.12. Phone 395-2513.
Skip Steely .............................................. Co-Publisher
Karen Steely ........................................ Co-Publisher
O'Conna Mora ..................*.................... Office Manager
Larry Goddard .................................................. Writer
Photographer
WP/- - IF VOU GUVS ARE
IN' ‘ TEXAS iMF\A* WWERES
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Despite all the unknowns, all the speculations, all the offers, and
all the great benefits monetarily that a new industrv might bring to
Delta County, the people have again said, “No”, to SouihV\est
Nuclear Company and their desire to establish a nuclear waste
disposal plan in the area. And the people might be right on all
counts.
Personally, the situation is very confusing. Nuclear waste,
despite what one member of the audience implied, w ill be w ith us
all for the entirety of our lives, our children’s and theirs and on
down the line until some idiot(s) in the future blow up the world.
The invention of such materials in the 1940 s and how to use it
destructively dictate our future. Its that simple.
On the other hand, future inventions may make the entire matter
as safe as handling certain chemicals and materials today that once
were fairly unsafe and misunderstood. It so. the nuclear waste
industrv will zoom into a very competitive, very profitable
business. You sure can't blame Fred Beierle or his “unknown
backers for wanting to get in on the bottom rung.
And as Hiram Clark said at the meeting Monday, small trench
operations such as Beierle proposes are peanuts compared to the
amount of money our government is going to have to spend soon to
help solve the confusion.
It would be fine and dandy for the money to plop down here in
Delta County. Shoot. SI80.000 per year, as stated by Beierle would
be more than needed right now and would be put to tremendous
use bv the county, that is for sure. But the residents of the county,
in .' au not want to take ihe chances that such a company
would be detrimental to the area despite iis money offerings.
And, on top of that, they are suspicious of the motives of the
company, which apparently has been caused by a number ol things
such as emotional feelings, contridictions, management troubles
with the Texas Attorney General and coverage by the press, w hich
has really donated much more space to the matter than would
generally be found involving a private business.
Personally. I have studied each and everthing I could find on the
subject since first reading about it in the Cooper Review last year,
hoping that someday the opportuitv would arise to write about its
sensible as editor of this publication. But now that 1 do have that
chance, the subject is filled with that same old grey matter!
Each and every article, each interview I hear or see or read
displays the same amount of uncertainty about what to do w ith the
materials. The lack of guidance from both the Federal government
and the state makes the issue even more foggy .
But for sure, the industry, to dispose of such waste, will come
along with methods to re-use the materials. Ways to destroy the
products will come and v»«vs to neutralize its danger will be
invented and used effective.>. 1 have complete faith in American
ingenuity.
However, I do not have faith in our ability to get things done
until we have to. We (Americans) are very complacent persons--we
are hard to move until we have a competitor. But when we do. we
are the strongest around.
Delta County has spoken and whether 1 or Fred Beierle believe
the citizens are right, does not matter In the first place, the
application should have already been filed if the area is so ideal.
Then let the next hearing come from the State or Federal
regulatory or licensing agencies. They w ill more than likely get the
same message from Delta County-- "No".
Many looking in from the outside of this matter will say. “There
goes Delta County again--turning down a good thing." Let's throw
that right back at them by explaining our position clearly.
And to top that, Delta County and Cooper should get their heads
together, work up about four goals to reach in the next two years,
and head in that direction. Water, law enforcement, city and
county managements, and financing, and the school system should
receive all our efforts first. Then, after making them the best
possible (and it may cost a bit of money), attack the problem of
losing young from the county.
Attract industry-popular industry--to the county. If we can gang
together to keep one out. surely the residents of the county can
exert enough force to draw several in!
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From My Scratchpad
by Larry Goddard
A friend of mine gave me a
card on my long-awaited 18th
birthday and in it he said,
“Larry, the world doesn’t
change when you're eighteen."
And of course, he was right. I
awoke that morning with the
world still revolving, eggs still
tasting the same, and me
running late as usual. Nothing
changes.
But here I am, legally a man,
still a high schooler, feeling like
a snail. Trapped inside a limited
space, the snail moves slowly
ahead, but eventually the snail
does reach his destination.
The friend in Commerce also
informed me that there are a lot
of good things this world and a
lot of bad. For me, and the
millions of young Americans,
distinguishing the good from
the bad is not the most simple
task around. In fact the problem
is a major one for most people
living today.
Truly one’s teenage years are
to be the most fun-filled of one’s
life. They also have their
drawbacks.
In the process of trying to find
the correct way to "grow up”,
I've lost some treasured friends
because they claimed my "true
colors were showing". A%id
friends, while attempting to
grow up, are the necessity one
needs when the "growing
pains" strike.
Grow ing up is very hard to do.
To me, it seems the process
would become a little easier
after trying to grow up for the
past eighteen years.
The world is a pretty chilly
place, I've found, and right now
high school seems to mirror a
great deal of the world's aches
from me.
Delta County Scene
10,000 Pounds Milo
That's what some Delta
County producers might be
making if they farmed irrigated
land in the western part of
Texas. In last week’s meeting
Extension Soils Chemist Dr.
Carl Gray said that 5.000-6,000
pounds and greater yields in the
Blacklands are equivalent to
8,000 to 10,000 pounds of
irrigated grain sorghum in West
Texas.
How is it done? Local
producers who produce top
yields year-in and year-out know
that not any single practice will
assure high production. A
combination of practices includ-
ing crop residue management,
early land preparation, ade-
quate fertilization, high yielding
varieties, correct plant popula-
tions, good weed control,
economic pest management,
producing the best possible
yields.
Leaving out any one of these
practices cuts drastically chan-
ces of a good yield any year.
Of these production practices,
fertilization programs probably
do more to affect yields over a
period of years than any other
single practice. Gray em-
phasized this fact in the meeting
reminding producers that the
Stiles Farm is a good example.
When the Blacklands farm
was taken over by A&M nearly
twenty years ago, per acre
yields of milo were slightly over
2,(MX) pounds. Today, the land is
producing average yields of
around 4,500 pounds per acre.
Improved soil fertility was the
biggest factor influencing the
change.
How should a fertilization
program be determined? Should
my guide by my pocket book, a
soil test report, my own
knowledge of my land, the
fertilizer dealer, the county
agent or farmer "X", who
always makes good yields?
Personally, I'd have to use them
all to guide my decisions. And I
would begin with a current soil
test report tailor-made for my
land and cropping program.
In a four-year period from
1973 through 1976, the soil
testing lab at A&M has
handled nine Delta County soil
samples for milo. The nine
samples and fertilizer recom-
mendations were for five
farmers. You guess which five.
Some of us spend more for
tobacco in two weeks than a soil
test costs. While both may
bring some peace of mind, only
the soil test is a sound
investment. If we are going to
What Would Happen If No W*<
The world really didn't
change when 1 turned eighteen
and now I'm wondering if it
changes when a student crosses
ihe stage, grasps a diploma, and
walks off a graduate.
I'll keep you informed (as if
you didn't know the answer
already)!
What would happen to our
country if we didn't have
Nuclear Waste? Could we be
competative with other coun-
tries of the world in areas of
national defense, medicine, and
space, and etc...? Without
Nuclear Waste to bury our
country could easily get behind
in areas that protect and
improves our lives and way of
living.
Southwest Nuclear would not
be a liability to Delta County. It
could be an asset providing the
county with extra revenue and
how badly this county needs
help is known by every citizen.
For example there is no money
for Law Enforcement which is
also needed desperately There
is not enough money to improve
many areas in Delta County.
The East end of the county has
many acres of land that is
unused and this area would be
perfect for a radioactive waste
ground.
Mrs. Swenson said in her
article to the Review last week
and quote "Delta County
keep this creeping cancer out.
All you have to do is be against
it." Did Mrs. Swenson go
herself to Kentucky, S. Carolina
or any other place and inspect
and investigate these Nuclear
Sites? Did she consult a
geologist concerning the condi-
tion of the ground strata in Delta
County to see if it would be
computable for a waste site? Did
anyone from Delta County
investigate? No. All Delta
County residents have done is to
quote the Paris News.
To keep creeping cancer out
of our lives and country we need
Nuclear Waste to fight these
deadly diseases of cancer, wars
and other things. New ideas and
methods involving Nuclear wa-
ste give use extra days on this
earth and helps protect us from
enemies that are against us. 1
am proud Southwest Nuclear
reviewed Delta County as a
possible site for their operation.
I only regret there are people
like Mrs. Swenson who never
think what would happen to us if
we didn’t have nuclear waste.
Nuclear waste would be no
more harmful than some of
these insecticides used on farms
for poisoning grasses and weeds
that are fatal to the soil and
crops of the area. We eat foods
from land that has been
poisoned with these insecticides
and we are usually not
harmed. We take a risk in
anything we do.
Thank You,
A Concerned Citizen
for the Better of our County
continue to farm we must
become concerned about the
things over which we have some
control. Row crop fertilization is
in the hands of the farmer.
Fertilizer Placement
Of the three major fertilizer
elements, phosphate (lack of it)
limits Delta County milo
production more than nitrogen
or potash. Inadequate phospate
severely slows down plant
growth and heading. This
greatly increases chances of loss
to the midge. And of course,
inadequate phosphate results in
lower per acre yields.
(Skip, 1 do hope you print this.
For personal reasons 1 do not
want my name printed. My
mother would resent this
Letter To Edl
opinion. People
all angles of
should
prinl ‘.’C1*
opinion.)
Are You Proud
The following is a letter which we received Wed
December H We wonder it this type letter makes-— "^'1
proud ei themselves or makes them feel like a
It's not very difficult to hide behind an anonymous I ”
tilths phone call and convince yourself that you are bei "1
person. ®*SI
We have taken a definite stand in support of Souths
Nucleai Company However, we have done this n hr'*!
certainly not by sneaking off to Paris to mail such junk a I I
li makes one wonder, is the following an example of the (,,1
ipposition we are facing. "
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Slough:
I notice in the paper you all
fo his
again in Delta County
attended the meeting in Cooper. If you had, you would not
wanted it. 1
are promoting Mr. Beierletna.|
• niess You all must not J
You do not ow n properts in Delta County and your business,I
" ■ < unty. so why don't you ke^p your damn mouth . J
hink you should know by now that Delta County does ne 4l..|
)ld Man Beierle. or you either as far as that goes. 1 don'tthu
vou hav e any say in Delta County
It would ruin ■ ;>i.u< he puts it because it is hazardous
might employ I person. 1 don't think you have much thoug.
ahead for the future of your children as you claim to have
1 guess you are getting a big pay off for trying to help hit'
The end of this intelligent masterpiece.
We are sure that most of the people in Delta County havem
much pride and common sense to have the slighest thoughti
ihis is supporting any view, pro or con.
Let’s face it. this certainly does not speak well of those]
who have stated opposition to this project. If we are, as residen
of Delta ( ounty. going to take a stand on any situation, letshtl
able to hold our heads high and not embarrass our fellow workenl
no matter what our view is.
We certainly hope that the person or persons who comp
ihis letter will come out and identify themselves. However,i
is quite doubtful since this letter screams "Coward" in evenl
sense of the word.
David & Dee Slough
Residents of Delta County
P S. To clear up a couple of questions brought up by this letterl
and other articles which have appeared in the papers, weal
land owners in Delta County, wc have four children in Coops!
Schools, two in Jr. High and two in Sr. High.
What has happened to the question of why is our Compni
mealed in Hunt Counts?
Pd. Adv.l
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Yours truly.
Dr. Kent E. Ziegenbein. D.D.S.
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and proper combine adjustment
and operation are all essential to
Letter
To Editor
Dear Skip:
Thanks for the announcement
in the Cooper Review of the
reward being subscribed for
use in finding out who did so
much damage to the head
stones in the Oaklawn Ceme-
tery.
Before the case was broken by
our Sheriff, I had numerous
calls from people who wanted to
donate to this fund, and I am
pleased to know that the people
in Delta County just don’t
intend to put up with this sort of
vandalism.
I trust that those who
participated in this ridiculous
act will be taught a lesson that
will make them better citizens.
Thanks for this and all past
favors.
R.C. Ewing
Santa Is Coming To Enloe
Friday, December 17th
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and goodies. Photos may be made
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Turn Back To The Lord
With respect to the Commissioner's Court hearing ttal
morning on the item of the Southwest Nuelear Industry, a subtle!
but firm fact has emerged. The people--individually--are eaclil
going tn have to take a firm stand on this issue one way orM
other, and be willing to risk their reputation and their own fututt
upon their own decision. The futures of this town and county!
depend upon it, and to remain in the grey rather than on either!
black or white decision is to sell this area and its tint' peoplc|
down the drain.
It is time for the people here to turn to the Lord for help in theiri
decisions for the community's future, and not depend on ttal
own pride, arrogance, emotions, or the few people who seem®!
i un and control the policies of this area. Sure there are goingtoT
be some divisions amongst friends and probably families.bul
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