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Volume 86 Number 19 Copyright 2008
Hale Center, Texas 79041
Cotton Center FFA
Has a Good Day
at State
On Saturday April 19,
Cotton Center FFA competed in
the state FFAjudging competitions
at Texas Tech University.
Cotton
Center took
four teams. The Agricultural
Communications team: Alex
Jara,
Brittany
Shackelford,
Amber Stone, Jacob Houk, and
Ellysa Gonzalez.
The Food
Science-Gold team: Morgan
Ma~ters,
EJ Ramsey, Chloe
Hodges, and Sawyer Straw. The
Food Science-Black team: Claire
Alvarado, Jennifer Kirkland,
Amanda Shackelford, and Kash
Koelder. The Cotton Judging
Team: Natasha Williams, Tiffani
Sexton, and Kelby Koelder.
At the competition, they
walked away with two state
plaques. The Food Science-Gold
team received tenth place and
the Ag Communications team .
received fourth place.
"I'm so proud of both teams,"
Mr. Howell said. "Two state
plaques in one day is quite and
accomplishment."
Bethany
Soder,
a
1st grader at Akin
Elementary,
received
news last week that she
will soon be a recipient of
a special award. She has
been named a 1st place
winner in the "Reading
Rainbow Young Writers
and Illustrators'' contest.
Her story "My Friend
Squirt'' and her story
illustrations were judged
with first graders' stories
from Lubbock and the
· surrounding areas. She
will receive an award at a
banquet in Lubbock ·on
May 27th. Her story
has also been sent in to
the Reading Rainbow
National contest.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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Secretary of state sets record
straight on May 10 ballot
IJ.C. Senior·News
We're not senior citizens;
.We're recycled teenagers.
By: Vic~ie Ruiz
~ AUSTIN
- Secretary of State Phil
Wilson said he received in recent
days many inquiries about a
statewide proposition to provide
school tax relief to elderly or
disabled taxpayers.
Senior Citizens of our community Wednesday May 21 st Hale Center
Senior Citizens' and Plainview Healthcare will be hosting a birthday
party for all persons celebrating their birthdays this month, So if you are
having a birthday this month come over and have cake and Ice .Cream
and fellowship with ~veryone here, we would .love to ~ave you her~.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: .
Booby Wardlaw, Donald Chapman, Wilma McCorkle, Jos·eph Adams,
Chris Struve, Lupe Benavides, Nathan Owens, Wesley Roddy, Jimmy
Cummings, Margaret Alonzo, Don Cannon, C.P. Smith, Pauline Waller,
Speck Cox, Bill Freeman.
Hope that each and everyone of you h~ve a great birthday, and hope to
see you on the 21st.
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3rd & 4th G-rade AU-Stars- The Hale Ceater3rd & 4th grade girls placed second in the Sudaa'Thunuunen~
weekend before·lasL Pictured are bact 'row: CoaCb Blalu; Foley, Hallye Nichols, Leah Martinez,
MarShall, Sarah Berry, Brooklyn Mal1ine& and Coach 1iiston Diaz. Front row: Olivia Espinosa,
Ramirez, Macie Burnett, Marisol Espinosa and Leigh Ann DeMerrltt.
5th & 6th Grade All-Stars
- The Hale Center 5th &
6th grade girls placed third
Schedule of Events
in the Sudan Tournament
weekend before
last.
Monday ............ Exercise Class ... .. ..... . ... .. . ....... 9:30
Pictured are back row:
Thesday .... ....... .Quilting .. ... .. ..... .. ... ... ... .... .. ... 1:00
Coach Melvis Hawkins,
Tuesday .......... . ..Bridge .. ... ...... .... ... .. . ........... ..4:00
Shambree Thomas, Kori
Wednesday ......... Games ... .. ... .. ... .... ..... . .. .. .... 10:00
Kayler, Breanne Reyes.
Thursday ..... .. ..... Exerc ise Class ........ .. . .. ......... 9:30
Front Row:
Heather
Friday .. ...... ... ..... Games ......... .... .. .... .. .......... 10:00
Ceniceros,
Chelsea
Rodriguez and Katelyn
And Bingo on the first Monday of the month , right after lunch.
Shadden. Not pictured
ar~ Lindsey Teran, Jayme
Perez, Ashley Martinez
Please keep in mind that we currently have several Home Health agencies and Yeiry Rey.
that come once a month to do our blood pressure checks. Interim
Healthcare comes the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Co venant Home
Health come is every 3rd Thursday of every month, also among these
agencies is Plainview Healthcare they will be coming in on the 3rd
Wednesday of every month to host our monthly birthday celebration and
every 4th Thursday to do blood pressure checks So please try to come
and take advantage of these service.s.
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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS
Friday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"Wejust knew it would
be state-of-the-art. And
our salesmanwer hereto
hold out handsthrough
the wholethinq:•
CurrentMortoo0wi1Cf,li.Jlil'91on
6&. MORTON'
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"Texans ~ heading to the polls
to cast votes for many important
initiatives and races, but there will
not be a statewide proposition on
the ballot."
Early voting for the May 10
elections began April 28 and
ended May 6.
Senators hear report on YFZ
Carey Cockerell, director of the
Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services, testified
before a state Senate committee
about
the agency's ongoing
investigation of the polygamist
YFZ Ranch near Eldof!ldO.
On April 30, Cockerell told the
Senate Health and Human Service
Committee that state investigators
are still checking for evidence of
various forms of child abuse that
Until next week, come on in for food, fellowship and fun, we would
love to see you.
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MAY 16-17,2008
Voters will find no such
proposition on their M!lY 10 ballot.
"Information being : circulated
across the state regarding a
constitutional amendment election
to provide school property tax
relief is inaccurate," said Wilson,
the state's chief elections officer.
may have been committed at the
1,700-acre compound.
Houston 281·314·0490
Amarillo 806-358·9156
McKinney 972·542·0377
San Antonio 830·624·1177
Waco 254-666· 3232
3rd & 4th Grade All-Stars - The Hale Center 3rd & 4th grade boys placed third in the Sudan Totirnlillle:n~
weekend before last and placed fourth out of ten teams in the Tri-County Tournament in Floydada
after playing five games. Pictured are back row: Coach Emilio Diaz and Lisa Buxton Middle
Lucero, Tyler Pineda, Trey Buxton and Aaron Berry. Front row: EJ. Gonzales, Gage Tiner, Anthony
Anthony Borjas and Karson Huffhines.
The focus had been on minor girls,
but the agency turned some of its
attention to minor boys.
The number of ranch children in.
state custody and placed in foster
care increased to 464 when one of
the girls delivered a healthy baby
boy at a hospital in San Marcos on
April29.
driving in north Austin on April
30.
K.rusee, a House member since
1993, was booked into the
Williamson County jail late in the
evening and released on bail the
next morning.
He is chairman of the House
Transportation Committee and
also is a member of the House
Judiciary Committee.
Custody hearings _ for - ranch
children are to be completed in
early June, Cockerell said.
Lt. Gov. supports voter I.D.
ruling
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on April
28 made public his support of the ·
U .S. Supreme Court's April 27
ruling in Crawford v. Marion
County Election Board, upholding
Indiana's voter identification law.
The Indiana law requires citizens
voting in person to present
government-issued
photo
identification at the poll. The
main stated purpose of the law is
to detect and deter voter fraud.
The ruling, Dewhurst said, "is
a victory for democracy in our
nation and I'm pleased that the
court agreed with the vast majority
of Texans who want to protect the
sacred American principle of 'one
person, one vote.'
"With this legal challenge now
behind us, I look forward to
passing a
fair voter J.D. law
in Texas next year that fully
protects the voting rights of all
U.S. citizens registered to vote in
Texas."
State lawmaker arrested for
DUI
State Rep. Mike K.rusee, R-Round
Rock, was charged with drunken
Delisi Damed transportation
chair
Gov. Rick Perry appointed his
former chief of staff, 35-year-old
Deirdre Delisi of Austin, as
chair of the Texas .Transportation
Commission, the five-member
board that oversees the Texas
Department of Transportation.
Fonner chair Ric Williamson died
in office in January. Hope Andrade
of Boerne served as interim chair
after Williamson's death.
Perry also appointed William
Meadows of Fort Worth to the
commission. Meadows was vice
chairman of the North Texas
Tollway Authority.
Delisi and Meadows are subject
to confirmation by the Texas
Legislature. If confirmed, their
terms will expire Feb. 1, 2013.
Early 1968 LBJ tapes are
released
The Lyndon Baines Johnson
Presidential Library at the
University of Texas at Austin
announced on May 1 the release
of a new batch of President
Johnson's recorded telephone
calls from January through April
1968.
Hale Ce-nter
AA/NAGroup
Hale
Center
Alcoholics
Anonymouse Mission Statement:
Our mission is to help alcoholics
achieve long term sobriety and
serenity one day at a time.
the Hi-Plains Hospital.located at
301AveG.
For more information, please
contact Bill at 806-685-0463 or
· Johnny at 806-518-1383.
Hale Center AA will meet Tuesday
and Friday evening at 8:00pm. In
Great Plains Ag Credit
Declares $3.64 Million
Patronage
Great Plains Ag Credit, an
agricultural lending cooperative,
recently declared a $3.64 million
patronage to its customers. The
amount, which was a combination
of cash and equity allocation,
was approved by the board of
directors and checks were mailed
to customers in April.
Patronage payments like this
one are based on the amount
of business ·a borrower does
with the coop and lover the
borrowers' effective interest
rate. As a cooperative, Great
Plains Ag Credit is owned by its
borrower/stockholders. When the
coop performs well, it shares its
earnings with the stockholders.
"We have return than $17 million
to our borrowers since 2000, and
we are pleased to continue that
traditionwiththisyear'spayment,"
said Tim McDonald, Great
Plains Ag Credit chief executive
officer. ''This payment includes
not only a chas portion, but also
allocated equity, which allows us
to return a substantial amount of
our earnings to customers while
providing a solid capital base to
help the association grow."
Great Plains Ag Credit is part
of the Farm Credit System
and specializes in financing
for farmers, ranchers and rural
landowners. Headquartered in
Amarillo, the cooperates branch
offices in Amarillo, Dimmitt,
Dumas, Friona, Olton, and
Plainview that serve 20 counties
in the Texas Panhandle.
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for City Council
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The end of the year trip to Main
Event is next week on the 14th!
All of the students· are excited
and know they are going to have
oodles of fun.
5th and 6th grade had fitness tests
on May 7th and 8th, and 7th and
8th grade had fitness tests on
May 8th and 9th. Thanks to all
our coaches here at CMS lots of
Member: Texas Press Association
In Another Words...
Resident of Hale Center for 18 years
Experience in business management
Early voting April 28-May 6
students are exceptionally fit.
The CMS Track Meet will be held
on May 15th and 16th: All of the
students competing are working
very hard on accomplishing their
goals. Good luck and have fun!
The Spring Band Concert is next
week. Mr. Kidd and Mr. Noland
have planned a spectacular
performance that will entertain
you to the fullest. Please come
and join the most riveting show
this year on May 15.
Hello Citizens of Hale Center. My name is Michael Watson. I am a
~andid~te for the city council of Hale Center. I have talked to many citizens
m the city and found out thal we all basically want the same thing from our
comrtmnity. We all want a place to call home. A place to raise a family and
for our children to get a quality education. We want a place as elders to live
out our lives in happiness and security. I believe that Hale Center is that
place. I am seeking a place on the council to see that all of these things we
all desire will continue to be a reality. I moved to this city in 1987 for all
those things. I met a man than many of you knew. The man's name was
Chief Lee Dent. He taught me a lot about this city, but the one thing that sticks to my mind was
a statement he made to me during one of our may conversations. He told me that if I wanted
something form th~ community, I have to give something back. He said I had to be willing to
work hard and to listen to people. I pledge that is exactly what i will do if elected to serve on
the city co~~cil. I w_ill work hard to give back to the community. I will listen to you and help
to find positive solutions for our community.
Kaylan Baca here, filling you in
on the low down' here at CMS.
Have a thrilling day!
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS
MAY16-17,2008
Bringing out the best?
Have you noticed the fun the
two major mayoral candidates in
Lubbock are having with each
other?
It already is shaping up as
one of the nastiest campaigns
ever in the City of Lubbock. The
advertising has already resorted to
very trivial matters in which some
past incident is blown way out of
proportion to make the other look
bad to voters.
Our campaigns in recent years
have not been about bringing out
the best. Why have our elections
resorted to bringing out the worst
in us?
The problem is that "negative
advertising" has been proven to
work. It shouldn't; especially in
our local communities where we
know each other.
I know both Lubbock mayoral
candidates, and have known them
for some time. I was in college
classes with one, and later served
in an organization 'with the other.
TAKS tests are almost over! The
5th and 8th graders only need to
have a Math TAKS test re-take on
Tues. May 13. Every one of the
students here at CMS is relieved
to be done with TAKS, and are
very excited that school is almost
over. Good Luck '5th and 8th
graders and don't give up!
I would invite either of them to my
house for dinner. Neither of them
acts like this in life, in business,
nor in their public service. Why,
then, do we resort to this type
of "dirty" campaigning in an
election?
Both these men are nice guys,
and good public servants. Neither
of them is like this in every day
private life. Why, then, have they
resorted to this low-life politics
for a mayoral position?
There are two sides to this
problem. The candidate's side,
and our side.
Too many times an individual
running for office feels they must
turn to some type of political
specialist (i.e. consultant). These
consultants get paid for success,
and they have little at risk. They
disappear wh~n the election is
over.
The negative "attack" ads
are almost always done at the
strong recommendation of these
consultants, who work primarily
from opinion polls they are
conducting. If their candidate
appears behind in the P<>lls, then
they launch attack ads.
It doesn't really matter to
many of these consultants most
of the time if the attack ads are
unfair, stretch a small part of the
truth, or outright lie, just so long
as they get us to change our vote.
Pure and simple, attack ads
have proven to work at getting
voters' attention. That leads us to
the other side of the problem: us.
As the voters at whom these
ads are intended, we tend too often
to believe them; even when we
should know better. We are a big
part of the problem because we
allow these attack ads to impact
our opinions.
I was watching a special recently
on television regarding former
President George Bush (senior).
I always admired his ethics,
which was a primary focus of the
Friday, May 16, from 8 a;m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 17, from' 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By Don R. Richards
program. He had a hard rule in
politics: that he did not like attack
ads, but always just talked about
his talents and abilities.
Bush was credited in the
1988 election with an attack ad
that really was not his. It was
the legendary "Willie Horton"
ad, a racial-based ad attacking
Democratic candidate Michael
Dukakis as liberal on violent
minority criminals.
It was based on a terrible (but
wrongly intentional) interpretation
of Dukakis' record. It was not
broadcast by the Bush campaign,
but by an ultra conservative group
not under Bush's control. Bush
ordered his campaign aids to do
all they could to get the TV ad
pulled, and after threatening legal
action, finally got it pulled after it
had run for several days, already
doing the damage intended.
The Dukakis ad was very
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damaging, and hurt him with
voters.
Bush, of course, won
the presidential election big time;
but my feeling was he would
have wo~ anyway without the
famous "Willie Horton" TV ad.
Bush would have preferred to
win without the ad supposedly
"helping" him by hurting
Dukakis.
It is sad that voters are so
believing of attack ads. It is worse
when it is in a smaller community,
even like Lubbock. Both mayoral
candidates are indeed good guys.
This type of campaigning is
bad. It is bad public policy, .bad
for the candidates, and bad for the
public. It does not bring out the
best of what American is about.
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Friday, May 9, 2008 HALE CENTER AMERICAN
fore~one (onclu~ion
Ray Bailey
By Paul Franklin
Sunday is Mother's Day! I hope
you are able to spend some time
with your Mother and with your
family this second Sunday in
May.
*****
The weather in West Texas
remains unpredictable as ever, but
at least the rains have come and
area fanners can again plant in a
timely manner! National network
weather reporters seem to be
fascinated with our sometimes
turbulent weather this time of
year, but old-timers on the South
Plains and in the Panhandle know
that such weather is so typical.
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American Airlines Inc. finfshed
last among the nineteen (19)
U.S. airline/carriers in on-time
arrivals in March, 2008, and the
obnoxious carrier canceled a
greater percentage of any flights
than any other airline except
despicable partner American
Eagle, the U.S. Department of
Transportation reported this
week. As I have said before, I
want to fly Southwest Airlines
as my first choice, but I will fly
and have been very pleased with
Continental Airlines. If I have
to fly American, well, I don't fly
American. I would rather drive
than to fly American Airlines.
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Cronkite is 91. And Andy Rooney
is 89. I wonder what these guys
think of the idea of outsourcing
the news division. Actually, I
would not want to hear such.
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On Friday; March 14, 2008, a
"run on the bank" occurred at
the large New York investment
banking firm Bear Steams.
During that weekend, the stock
of the firm plunged to $2.00 per
share (down from approximately
$90.00 per share in January,
2008) and effectively our Federal
Reserve and our United States
Treasury orchestrated a takeover
by J.P. Morgan Chase to keep the
private institution from failing.
This is the first time in our history
that the Federal Reserve has been
involved in propping up a private
company (and that is not a good
trend in my humble opinion). By
Saturday evening, on the Ides of
March, Bear Steams, with their
proud and long history, was no
more. I looked back at The Wall
Street Journal from that day, and
Bear Steams and their imminent
collapse was not mentioned. How
can that be?
Continental Airlines restored jet
And I keep thinking that the
service to Lubbock and Amarillo
Democratic Party nomination
in 1993 when both Delta and
for the Presidency of the United
American had begun serving
States is going to be decided
Lubbock and Amarillo with
any time now. But the primaries
rubber-band driven propeller
keep coming and going. With
mini-planes. The City Council in
Senator Clinton having lost so
Amarillo later negotiated a huge
badly in North Carolina, and
payment to American to have at
with her personally "loaning" her
least one jet fly into and out of
campaign $6.4 million dollars over
Amarillo once daily. I am sure
the past six weeks or so, wouldn't · certain Amarillo. citizens still do
you think that she would see the
not trust their city government
writing on the wall? She cannot
over that bone-head move.
overtake Senator Obama on the
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delegate count as the race stands
When Southwest Airlines began
now. Does she know something
flying in 1971, their first flight
Will the United States press again
about the rules of the Democratic
was from Dallas Love Field
refer to China as "Red China" after
Party and their convention that
to Houston
Intercontinental
the Chinese government's recent
we don't know?
Airport and the first President
efforts to suppress dissidents and
of Southwest Airlines, Lamar
other critics?
Muse, was the pilot of the plane!
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Southwest began service to
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Would former Virginia Governor
Lubbock in 1976 and to Amarillo
and
one-time
Presidential
in December, 1978.
Anxiety is one of those conditions
candidate Mark Warner be a good
that is hard to explain and
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compromise candidate for the
The once-proud CBS News
even harder to treat. Too many
Democratic Party 'if the delegates
organization of the CBS Network
Americans suffer from anxiety
in Denver cannot decide between
is actually being considered as
and its side-effects. Our society
Senators Clinton and Obama?
a liability to the network and
is in too many ways often too
CBS executives are considering
pressure-filled. And the recent
"outsourcing"
the
entire
news
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signs of the coming recession have
department to another network or
made more and more Americans
Will the Internet portal company
possibly CNN. Can this be true?
Yahoo forever regret their decision
What would Edward R. Murrow , and their families very anxious.
Can politicians really change
not to be sold to the mighty
think if he were still alive today?
enough about our economy and
Microsoft?
And will Google
our country to alleviate this
simply become more dominant of
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increasingly worse condition?
the commerce transacted on the
Internet because of this failure by
Speaking of CBS: Mike Wallace
Yahoo and Microsoft to merge?
of CBS is 90 this week. Walter
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Family and friends gathered to
celebrate the life of Ray Bailey at
1:30 p.m. Friday, April18, 2008
in Monterey Church of Christ
with Charles Lindsey officiating.
Committal service will follow in
the Hale Center Cemetery under
the direction of Lake Ridge
Chapel. Visitors are welcome to
come by Lake Ridge Chapel and
Memorial Designers, 82nd and
lola, Thursday from 9 a.m.- 8
p.m. and Fri. morning till 11 :30
a.m. Mr. Bailey went to be with
the Lord on Tuesday, April 15,
2008.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1919
in Hale Center to the late Guy
Hearne and Evelyn (Pruett)
Bailey. He graduated from Hale
Center High School and Abilene
Christian University with a
Bachelor's degree in Business.
Ray married" Kathleen King on
Oct. 24, 1941 in Los Angeles,
CA. After they married he taught
school in Silverton and entered
into the ministry in 1959. Ray
ministeredinEdmondson,Snyder,
Abilene, Texas, and Carlsbad,
NM. In 1968, the Lord called
Ray to Collingswood Church
of Christ in Collingswood, NJ,
where he served until 1979. He
accepted a position as the Health
Administrator at Lakeview
Christian Home in Carlsbad,
NM. Ray and Kathleen settled in
Lubbock where Ray ministered
to Senior Adults at Monterey
Church of Christ until2003.
Those left to cherish Ray's
memories are his wife, Kathleen;
6 children, Mike Bailey of Ft.
Worth, Carl Bailey of Houston,
Tim Bailey of Austin, Terri
Welch of Lubbock, Debbie
Bailey of Carlsbad, NM and
Bob Bailey of Lubbock; and
two sisters, Evelyn Courtney of
Hale Center and Willa Loomis
of Placerville, CA; a brother,
Jack Bailey of Sacramento, CA;
ten grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, Ray would
have liked memorials to be made
to Lakeview Christian Home,
1905 W. Pierce St., Carlsbad, NM
88220. To view Ray's life tribute
or leave the family a condolence
visit www,memorialdesigners.
net.
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Things to
do ...
•HART COMMUNITY-WIDE
GARAGE SALE
Saturday, May 24, 2008 beginning
at 8 a.m. Personal sales located
throughout city and booths
available at city pavilion. Maps
will be available at Hart Centennial
Pavilion (located on ~roadway
and Avenue D) beginnirtg at 7:45
a.m. A breakfast of donuts, orange
juice and coffee and lunches will
be for sale at the pavilion by the
Hart High School Band Boosters
at the city pavilion as well. For
more information contact Sue
Hawkins at Hart City Hall at 806938-2171 or Rachel Wall at 713302-9159.
•The Jennyslippers ( Women's
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held September 13, 2008, at the
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being accepted until September 5,
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By Randy Howard
Big Brown won the Kentucky
Derby last Saturday, and the
sporting world will remember
this Derby not for the winner for
the tragic loss of Eight Belles, the
filly who came in second place
but then suffered the two broken
ankles and was euthanized on the
track just moments after the race.
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And so it is on to Baltimore and
to the Pimlico Race Track (or the
Preakness on May 17th for Big
Brown.
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Again, the NFL official website
is very wrong about West Texas
A&M and West Texas State and the
number of players from that school
and the NFL draft. The NFL site
states that WT has yet to have a
player drafted by an NFL team in
the NFL draft. But that is not true.
West Texas A&M has had Chaun
Thompson (2003 by the Browns)
and Kareem Larrimore (2000 by
the Cowboys) drafted. And West
Texas State (before the name of
the university was changed upon
its affiliation with Texas A&M in
1990) has had 57 players drafted.
Such Buff greats as Jerry Logan,
Mercury Morris, Duane Thomas,
John Ayers, Rocky Thompson,
Reggie McElro~, A.Z. Drones,
and Jesse Powell have been
drafted and played in the National
Football League.
Thompson,
drafted as a wide receiv~r by the
New York Giants in 1971, was the
18th player selected overall in the
draft that year, and is the "earliest"
Buff ever drafted. Running back
Duane Thomas is the only other
Buff to have been drafted in the
first round and he was. drafted by
the Dallas Cowboys the previous
year, in 1970.
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In the 2008 NFL draft, se,ven
of the first 63 players drafted in
the first two rounds played their
collegiate ball at the University
of Southern California! That is
amazing! In his seven years as
the Head Football Coach of the
,Trojans, Pete Carroll has had 42 of
his players drafted by NFL teams,
and 11 of those 42 were drafted in
the first round!
"""""
In 1983, Stanford Cardinal
quarterback John Elway, coached
by his Dad, Jack Elway, was
the number one draft pick by
the Baltimore Colts. Elway, of
course, never signed or played
for the Colts but was traded and
had a great career with the Denver
Bronchos. He is a member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"""""
The Major League Baseball
season is moving forward. And I
have always said that pennants are
won in May each year. Of course,
that is an untrue statement these
days since we have a play-off
system and teams don't really win
"pennants" anymore.
"""""
Los Angeles Dodger Manager
Joe Torre has had amazing timing
when it comes to managing
in milestone games at certain
ballparks. Not only was he in the
dugout for the 4,000th game at
Dodger Stadium on Monday night,
he also managed in the l,OOOth
game at the Astrodome ( 1977), the
l,OOOth at Coors Field (2007), the
2,000th at Busch Stadium (1991),
the 3,000th at Angel Stadium
(2003) and the 6,000th at Yankee
Stadium (2001).
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lack of academic performance.
Only two of the schools were from
the so called "BCS universities"the
six
major
football
conferences-Washington State
and Kansas. Eight schools from
those six major conferences
had their basketball programs
. penalized. They include: USC,
Kansas State, Tennessee, and
Purdue.
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Speaking of the BCS, the college
football season is still officiall yfour
months away and sportswriters are
attempting to make an issue about
the BCS, their lack of their own
money, and the fleeting idea of a
play-off system utilizing existing
and a couple of new bowl games.
Well, I am here to tell you thatlike everything-this is about the
money. If the BCS can satisfy the
big universities and conferences,
and you do that with guaranteed
money, then the television contract
will come into place. And the fans
and students-who cares about
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Wherever you go, don't neglect your faith. In a
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504 E. 13th St.-Hale Center
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Republican ·Lt. Gov. David
Dewhurst, who wants to run for
governor, had backed passing the
law in 2007. He issued an ecstatic .
press statement following the
Supreme Court's decision.
''The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling
Republicans have been pushing · is a victory for democracy in our
the voter photo ID laws in several
nation, and I am pleased that the
states, including Texas. Democrats
court agreed with the vast majority
have opposed it, arguing that while
of Texans who want to protect the
it may sound good, the people
sacred American principle of 'one
it primarily discourages from
person, one vote,' " Dewhurst
voting are the poor, minorities
declared in the release. "With this
and the elderly - people who tend
legal challenge now behind us, I
to vote for Democrats more than
look forward to passing a fair ID
Repu~licans.
voting law in :rexas next year that
fully protects the voting rights of
Although the court acknowledged,
all U.S. citizens registered to vote
on a 6-3 vote, that requiring a
in Texas."
government-issued photo ID,
like a passport or driver's license,
Texas already requires voters to
raised the bar somewhat on voting,
show some type of identification
it also ruled that the Indiana
in order to vote - a voter
requirements were not enough of
registration card, or a utility bill.
a burden to be unconstitutional.
Half the states in the country do
not require identification, just a
signature.
A similar law had passed the
Texas House of Representatives
The nine-member high court,
in the 2007 legislative session,
with seven justices appointed by
by a largely party-line vote of
Republican presidents, is going
76-69. But in a dramatic Alamoalong with making it harder rather
like showdown, Sen. Mario
than easier to vote. It is a reversal
Gallegos, D-Houston, who was
recovering from liver transplant
from earlier years.
surgery, defied doctors' orders
Texas legislators in 1902 had
and returned to the Senate as the
instituted a poll tax, requiring that
final vote necessary to block the
people pay $1.75 and register by
bill from coming up. A hospital
Jan. 31 of a year in order to vote
bed was set up for Gallegos in the
in elections, including the general
Senators' lounge.
election in November. That was
aimed initially at populists, who
Under Senate tradition, a bill
had rebelled . against .railroad
must get a two-thirds vote of the
companies.
31-member body to be considered
on the floor. Once that hurdle is
The Texas Legislature also
passed, it only takes a majority to
established a "white . primary"
pass it. But after some wrangling
in 1923, that barred blacks from
on the floor, the motion to suspend,
voting in choosing the Democratic
with all 20 Republican senators
Party's nominees.
voting for it, was beaten back by
The high court opened the
the 11 Democrats.
primary to blacks in 1944. And
after the 24th amendment to
the Constitution in 1964 did
away with the poll tax in federal
elections, the court in 1966 ruled
it illegal in all Texas elections.
In 1971, the court's pressure and
judicial orders gave 18-yearolds the ability to vote where
they attend college, rather than
requiring them to vote in their
home towns, and induced the
Legislature to adopt a 30-day
residency requirement, with voter
registration allowed up to 30 days
before an election.
The change also allowed reregistration by voting, rather than
having to separately register every
year.
In 1977, Texas set up voter
registration by prepaid post cards
to the state. And in 1987, early
voting was set up, allowing those
qualified to vote to do so during
a 17-day early voting period,
without being required to sw.e ar
they would be gone from their
home county on election day.
Now, it appears the judicial wind
is blowing in the other direction,
allowing ID laws that might
discourage voters. Sen. Gallegos
and the other Democratic senators
will be poised in 2009 to block
the bill again. And Democrats in
the House hope their numbers can
swell enough in November that
they can keep it from ever getting
to the Senale in the first place.
Contact McNeely at dmcneely@
austin.rr.com or 512/458-2963.
EDITORS: For quick action,
[email protected] reaches
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Cotton futures have had only
two positive sessions in the last
eleven. Losses in outside markets
spilled over to the cotton market
again on Thursday as speculative
"and trade selling pressured cotton
for the second half of the trading
session, and season-high export
sales ·figures from USDA were
undercut by dismal shipment
data.
USDA data showed U.S. export
sales reached a marketing year
high of 642,700 bales in the
week ended April 24. The figure
was more than three times the
previous week's sales and two
and a half times more than the
four-week average. Of the total,
top consumer China accounted
for 429,700 bales, Turkey bought
38,500 bales, and Thailand
rounded out the list of the top three
buyers with purchases totaling
36,700 bales.
Export shipments of 159,900
bales were down 38 percent
from the previous week and the
four-week
average. Primary
destinations were China, Mexico,
Indonesia, and Turkey. According
to analysts, the shipment number
was disturbingly low, and the
container shortage is really
starting to hit home.
In the spot cotton market, online
trading by producers in Texas,
· Oklahoma, and Kansas were
slightly higher as 1,441 bales
were sold in the week ended May
1 compared to 1,047 bales the
previous week. Average prices
received by producers ranged
from 58.04 to 58.87 cents per
pound versus 60.96 to 62.91 cents
per pound one week earlier.
Meanwhile,
USDA reported
cotton planting in the United
States continues to lag behind the
normal pace in all states except
Louisiana, and a prolonged
period of warm dry weather is
urgently needed in some states to
allow planting activities to gain
momentum.
Texas is an exception, where
the combination of hot, windy
weather has increased soil
moisture
evaporation
rates.
Hence, some irrigated cotton
growers on the High and Rolling
Plains already have applied
water in advance of planting. In
dryland fields, a general, slowsoaking rain is needed to ensure
adequate moisture for: proper seed
germination. The planting window
for the northern High Plains
usually begins around May 5, and
since fields already are prepared
for the upcoming season, planting
likely will begin as soon as soil
conditions reach optimal levels.
Fieldwork continues in the rest of
Texas, and ·in the Upper Coastal
Bend planting is nearing an end.
Almost two-thirds of the crop
has emerged, and although young
growth appears good, timely rains
will be needed throughout the
growing season to ensure healthy
stands.
In the western United States,
almost the entire California San
Joaquin Valley crop is in the
ground, and the hot weather there
will help spur germination. Young
stands are .thriving under the
favorable conditions, and early
growth appears to be fairly good.
Planting is expanding at a rapid
pace in Arizona, and farmers have
reported emergence in some of
the earliest planted fields.
Next week, the trade will tum
its focus to the monthly supply/
demand report from USDA~
In addition to new U.S. cotton
figures, the report will contain the
first look at world supply in the
2008-09 marketing year.
"It will be interesting to see
whether USDA expeCts China
and India to cut back on cotton
plantings in fl\VOr of food and feed
crops," an observer said. "Some in
the industry now expect China's
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me it could have .cost me a lot of
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is this legal? What can I do to
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They look so genuine.
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to an email that appears to be
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type of scam is called "phishing"
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private information, take money
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information. It is very illegal, but
almost unstoppable. That is why
it is so important you take steps
to protect yourself. Here are a few
suggestions:
Don't even click on a link
or respond to an email from a
bank of financial institution. H it
looks genuine, call the bank, or
go directly to its website.
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Don't download anything you
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Q. I slipped on a water puddle
and fell -on the concrete ftoor of
a store. The store manager came
and saw the water, commented
on the water puddle, and took
my report. I was contacted by the
Claims Department and asked for
my version of the incident. They
then checked with the store and
reported to me that the store was
not liable and would not pay for
any medical expenses. Are they
liable? My medical expenses are
not large, but I don't feel I should
have to pay.
A. There is a ·common
misconception about liability
for accidents such· as this. Many
people believe that a store is
responsible for any injury that
occurs on its property. That is ·not
the law. A store is only 'liable if it
was negligent and that negligence
caused the injury.
For example, suppose a customer
spilled water and you slipped on the
puddle and fell. The store would
not automatically be responsible.
For the store to be liable, you
would have to show it was not
reasonable in either preventing or
cleaning up the puddle and that is
why you fell. If you believe the
store's. negligence contributed or
caused your accident, you should
consider small claims court.
Q. H you have been taken to
court and had your parental rights
terminated, do you still have to
continue to pay child support?
A. No. Once your parental rights
are terminated, you no longer have
an oblig~tion to pay support.
Q; I am the sole shareholder and
president of a small corporation.
Does my business need an
attorney to file a claim in small
claims court?
A. No. As ·a general rule, a
corporationmaynotberepresented
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160 acres CRP land. Call 806832-4467 or 806-777-1235 for
more information.
2004 Gulfstream Mako 5th
Wheel 27ft., $15000. Call 806889-3461.
HELP Vv';\NTL:D
Part time employee. 32 hrs.
weekly. Duties will
Mowing, and other· landsca
work: Street Mairaenance an
assisting other employees. Mus
have valid Drivers License, hi
school Diploma or GED. Appl
at City of Hale Center City Hal
8am-5pm. Mon-Fri.
IIOMI:: H)R SALL:
3-2,
large
living
room.
Remodeled inside and outside.
Large backyard with fruit trees.
Come see. Call806-839-2431 or
806-928-5923.
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, carpeted,
draped, storm windows & doors.
Ready Built House. For Sale .
To be moved. Call293-0801 or
292-7222.
3 bd, 2 b, 2 car garage, brick,
central h/a, cover patio, 2
storage, buildings, tile floors.
. 106W. 15th
Call869-5455 or 839-1405.
SPACl: t·OR Rl:NT
Equipment storage for lease · at
Mayfield. Call 879-2305
FOR S,\LE
Oval dining room table with 6
chairs and china hutch; Call for
information 806-777-1235.
Solid Cherry upright Piano, and
Oak Roll Top Desk. 839-993 I.
A child's motor car (almost new)
2 ceramic kilms-one large and
one small. Call839-1283.
Korg SR Synth Module • $50
Alesis Drum Machine - $25
Alpine 300 Watt Car Amp - $50
2 Huffy Boys Bicycles - $10 _
each
2 Large Sony Speakers- $10
4 Used 15" Dunlop Tires and
Custom Toyota Rims • $40
Nordic Track Ski Machine - $25
Call 879-4587 for details.
FOR SALE
Cute 3 bedroom, 2 bath, and
double car garage. On Corner
lot, large backyard, fireplace and
open floor plan.
215 W. 5th St.
Call Rhonda McClellan Realtor
Century 21
John Walton Realtors at 806
438-3123.
FOR SALE
Roll away bed and mattress-$35
Rocking Chair-good shape-$25
Call 839-2178
HOUSE FOR RENT
2 bedroom-carport-storage
100 Ave D., 325 a month
$200 deposit. Call685:51P
Full size mattress, box spring
& frame- $50 obo. Call 839-2071
Antique steamer wardrobe trunk,
wooden school desk & antique
quilt..Call296-2515.
RV Trailer. Call685.0757.
Gooseneck Trailer - 7'6"x20'.
Call 389-2920.
1994 Sebzoo jet ski, new overhaul. Call 296-2215
Fawn Chinese Pug puppies. Call
after S pm. 806-684-2226.
New Coffee Table/Entertain·
ment Table, Basketball Goal, and
Double Size Hide-A-Bed. Excellent Condition. Call for more in. formation at 839-9931.
HOI\1E FOR SALE
$35,000
2001 Double-Wide, 4BDRJ
2BATH
S18 6th Street, Hale Center
Contact 839-2828
WORK WANTED
Trenching I Ditching service:
irrigation and electric line
trenching, backhoe service, leak
repair, call Joe @ 806-233-2010
or 806-252-0063.
WANTED
Senior 3 wheeled bicycle. Call
995-4023 or 729-1803.
FOR SALE
·3 bedroom, 2 bath, on 3 lots,
~no E. 1st St. $47,000 or best
pffer. Call 729-4366.
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2008 HALE CENTER AMERICAN
16
CHIEF'S
CORNER
Farm News
on
CONGRESS APPROVES 2-WEEK EXTENSION;
CONFEREES MAKE STRIDES TOWARD FINAL BILL
Congress and the White House
have reached another agreement
on the Farm Bill. Unfortunately,
it's still not the one everyone
would like to see announced.
What the two sides have agreed
on, however, is a fifth funding
extension of the 2002 farm bill to,
once again, give Congress time
to put the finishing touches on a
new farm bill conference report.
The latest move is a two-week
extension that will run through
May 16.
Publicly farm bill progress
appears slow as the two sides still
remain at an impasse over the
specifics of what will ultimately
become the 2008 Farm Bill.
Whether or not they will actually
veto the final product is still a
matter of speculation, fueled
by White House comments
suggesting President Bush will
veto just abo ut anything Congres~.
is likely to produce.
A marathon six-hourConfcrence
Committee meeting that started
May 1 and e nded early May 2
brought some good news for High
Plains cotton pJOducers and others
that want to see the completion
of a 2008 farm bill blending the
House and Senate offerings. The
next meeting is expected to take
place May 6.
Fortunately for growers that
want to see the bill finished,
appeasing the White House
on every "veto-able" point of
disagreement they voice doesn't
seem to be at the top of the
Conference Committee's priority
list any more.
It is also doubtful that the
Administration, which has failed
to find very much good in the
Conference Committee's efforts
to date, would view the· outcome
oftheCommittee'sMay 1 meeting
as progress.
It should be noted that a real
hold-up for conferees has been
an earnest effort to find middle
ground with the Administration.
Coupled with the challenge of
finding budget off-sc:ts agreeable
h the House. the Senate and the
White House, the effort to get the
Administrat ion on board has been
m<dor contributing factor in the
delays experienced to date.
Thursday's meeting proved
to be one of the most productive
sessions the Committee had yet
completed and followed several
days of behind the scenes work by
staff and key House and Senate
farm.bill conferees. The end result
is that the Committee was able
to work through all of the Farm
Bill Titles that had not yet been
considered by the full Conference
Committee.
Several titles were agreed
to completely, while a few were
agreed to with the exception of a
handful of issues. Most of these
pending issues were set-aside for
the committee to complete after
revised CBO scoring is obtained.
Others will take a bit more work
and face-to-face debate by the full
committee.
Among the major issues
that remain unresolved are final.
revisions to payment limit and
program eligibi lity provi sions.
Leaders and sta ff are still
di scussing these two items in order
to reach an agree1:nent among
themselves and, hopefully, strike
a deal that the Administration will
sign off on as well.
We have been real busy the past
couple of days with the weather.
I wanted to touch base with the
community and advise them of
the protocol for bad weather. Once
there has been a weather advisory
of possible tornado activity within
Hale County, if Hale Center is
in jeopardy, the Civil Defense
volunteers will activate 'and will
open the City Hall for shelter in
the event it is necessary. The City
Hall will be under the control of
the Civil Defense members. All
Civil Defense members will be
wearing marked uniform shirts
and will soon be we·a ring name
badges as well. In the event that
the shelter is open and there are
civil defense members present;
they have · complete control of
the facility in the absence of
the police department or the
Mayor. All requests made from
the civil defense members shall
be complied with or you will be
asked to leave the facility.
At no time are animals allowed
inside the city hall. You need
to make prior arrangements of
how you will secure and protect
your animals. In the crowded
environment no one knows how
their pets will react to other
people. There are people that are
allergic to certain animals so we
are not going to take the chance
nor accept the liability. The civil
defense is operating a Command
Center in the basement and . we
ask all citizens .to remain quiet
while in the facility so that it
will allow them to do their jobs
without interference.
In the event that we have very
severe weather, it was brought
to my attention last year that the
rain, wind and hail were so loud
that ce1tain areas of the city were
unable to hear the tornado siren. If
the siren is activated, my officers
and I will drive around the city
with our sirens on and blowing our
air horns. ln the event that you are
aware of possible tornado activity
and you hear our sirens combined
with the air horn, take immediate
shelter because ttiat means we are
in the path of tornado activity.
We ask that you drive with
extreme ' caution and wear your
·seatbelts. There are multiple yield
signs within the city and it is very
likely that someone might get too
excited and run a stop sign or yield
sign. Drive with due regard to the
safety of everyone. Also remember
to park legally without blocking in
other vehicles or obstructing the
roadway near or around the City
Hall. If the roadway is blocked
emergency
vehicles
cannot
respond to their destinations or
calls for assistance.
The power went out for over
an hour on Tuesday night. Keep
in mind that it is very important
to have some type of emergency
preparedness kits within your
homes. I suggest having some of
the following items:
Flash Light(s) w/ extra batteries
Weather Radio (battery operated)
Candles
At least 3 days of bottles water
and food for the entire family
(Recommended 15-30 days)
First Aid Kit
Most important of all is the
water and food. In the event of
a tornado, it could be quiet some
time before running water and
electricity is restored to the city.
There have been several vehicles
lately asked to get their vehicles
off of the center island of Caudle
Lake. There .are wooden poles
buried in front of the entrance
to the island so that should be
your first clue that parking on the
island is prohibited. There are
other areas of the lake area that
are restricted from driving with
the same wooden poles buried. Do
not drive on any area of the lake
other than the parking area on the
north side - Stay off of the grass.
Also please help us keep the lake
clean and free of trash. If anyone
is caught littering citations will
be issued on scene. This goes for
anywhere inside the city. There
are too many dumpsters and trash
cans around town for people to
throw trash out on our streets and
alleys.