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OLUME 60
TWELVE PAGES
aines 4-H Horse
opefuls To Vie
n State Meet
The Stale 4-11 Horse Show
inuls will be held in Odessa,
ugust 10-12 at the Ector County
oliseum Between 1,000 and 1.200
pectators are expected to watch
0 of the most outstanding hors-
s in Texas compete for highest
onors Admission for both days
f elimination August 11 and 12.
s $1.00 (good for both days),
ickets can be obtained from the
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
nd at the gate.
The road to Odessa for the
tate finals includes many elimin-
ations Each youth exhibits his
“orse in his county show The
successful county show winners
raveled to one of the twelve dis-
rirt shows in the state during
the month of July Gaines County
contestants competed in Big
Spring. Only the top twenty hors-
s are selected at the district
nws in compote in Odessa in
ugust.
High point individual in District
show was 'Weldn Barton of
amb County who also won the
arrel racing even!
Randy Odgen of Borden Coun-
y captured two trophies by ex-
See 4-11 HORSE, Page 5
Bennett, Brenda
Van Winkle Win
State Medals
Seminole’s Barbra Bennett cap-
uretl two first place medals, and
set state records enroute. to lead
a fine girl's track team at the
tate TAAF meet at Richardson
last weekend
Barbra was joined by inter- j
mediate Brenda Van Winkle in
lie medal department, as Brenda
captured the intermcftM*' broad
mp for a gold >»<•'
Barbra’s medals came in the
midget high jump and broad jump
Seminole's two entries in the.
boy’s events also did well, as
Vance Thomas was second in the
880-yard run and Jerry Thomas
Was third in the 440-yard dash
Both lads picked up medals for
their efforts in the intermediate
division
Medals were only given through
the first three places, although
points were tallied through five
places for team standings.
Complete results will be pub-
lished next week in the Sentinel
after Coach Jimmy Inman returns
from the coaching school in San
Antonio.
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SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1967 , PRICE 10c NO. 38
Christmas In August Saturday
DOLLAR DAY
SET MONDAY
Dollar Day will be presented
Monday by leading merchants
ol Seminole, with many attrac-
tive bargains being offered to
shoppers of the area.
A special Dollar Day edition
will be published by the Sentin-
el ami distributed Sunday, list-
ing the special attractions ol
the event, sponsored by the Re
tail Committee of the Seminole
Area Chamber of Commerce.
No Arrests, Five
Traffic Citations
In Quiet City Week
City police reported a quiet
week, with no arrests and five
i traffic citations issued.
Traffic tickets were given for
: one red light; two fpr speeding,
and two for running stop signs.
Pipeline Crew Brings 300
Persons Into Seminole
I'm the next couple of months
Seminole will he the home of an
additional 300- persons, largest
single work force here since the
days of the oil fields.
The personnel tire employees
of the R. II Fulton Construction
Company that is laying a natural
gas pipeline front near Kermit
to Beaver, Oklahoma
Superintendent for the crews
working out of Seminole is Fletch-
er Evans, who stated that there
are nine different work crews
operating here now
Crews, each with a work tore-
jnan include. Jjgl)i-ql-w ay. pipe
st ringing^ (JIWH digging,—pipe
bending, pipe laying, welders,
coating crew, tie-in crew (or line
laid under roads or existing pipe
PBRR SURVEYS . . .
Reeves Cothes, left, and Brooks Harman,'look over latest
freight figures being compiled here for the Permian Basin
Railroad. Cothes is heading up the Seminole team getting
the freight figures for Gaines County and Harman is vice-
president and legal counsel for tC_ f'BRR from Odessa. Cothes
and Harmon were both phecfS1?d%itb the tremendous amount
of freight that is .handled in the county. The survey should
conclude within a week. (Sentinel Photo)
Got A First Grader? Then Hear This!
Baseball-
Italian
Style
By Chet Morgan
Parents of first graders are
reminded by Seminole school
officials that a birth certificate
and a record of immunizations
are necessary for a child en-
tering the first grade this fall.
Immunizations required for
beginners by local board policies
include smallpox. diptheria.
whooping cough, and polio.. Par-
ents should secure a statement
from their doctor, or health de-
partment. that these immunza-
tions have been completed.
Parents may secure a birth
certificate for their child from
the county clerk of the county
in which the child was born, or
from the Bureau of Vital Statis-
tics in the state capitol. Chil-
dren must be six years old on
or before September 1, 1967 to
be eligible to attend school this
year.
Dear Folks.
Now that we have been here
i for some time. 1 thought 1 might
give you a little more detail in
regard to the area that we are
! living In: " "
Parma stands out among the
| towns of the Po Valley for the
grace and ease
in which the past
and the present
agree, for the
beauty of its
m a n y monu-
ments, and the
delicacy Af its
schools of paint-
ing. The town is
one of the most
Morgan vivid chapters in
t h c History of
three moments of taste: Roman-
esque. Renaissance. and Neo-
classical,
Situated on the province of
Emilia where the Appennine iLil-
lie Alps' Mountain valleys open,
the center of Parma preserves
the structure of (lie military camp
giv'.u \l by the Romans who found
?(l ii‘ iff T83 ft C It bnginaliy
was a square with roads converg-
ing from our main areas First
named Augusta and then Chris
opolis, Parma still shows many
traces of the imperial period:
theatres, beautiful paving, and
statues. In the barbaric and feu-
dal epoch, the Romanesque style
was shown by Hie building of The
Cathedral, the Baptistery and sev-
eral beautiful country churches,
all works of Antelaini. During the
period of the Renaissance, the
paintings by Correggio and Par-
migianino wer present The Bour-
bon dynasty during tlie 18tli Cen-
tury made of Parma an active,
artistic, and cultural center.
See BASEBALL. Page 5
lines, and the clean up operation
crew. according to Evans.
"We waul to express our an
predation to Hie. Seniinoie Chant
her ol Commerce and to the cltiz
ens ol Seminole for the coopei a
two dial they have given us in
Irving |o locale housing lor lilt'
personnel Hie past week." Evaie
added
"We still need several furnish
cri apartments, and will appre-
ciate anyone having this type ac-
comodation contacting us." he
concluded
There arc approximately fifty
families with the crews and an
additional 450 "stiTiTie men. Evan?
said There are still a few living
in Hobbs and Andrews, blit they
are trying to locate in Seminole,
lie added
The group beaded up by Evans
wfir join with another similar
force, that stalled in Sliallmvater
several weeks ago. when Hie pipe-
line is joined north of Seminole
sometime between September 1
and 10
Evans' crews started several
weeks ago near Kermit
Fulton construction headquart-
ers in Seminole is located on
North Main in 1he former Free
man Tractor building
City-Wide Revival
Pronounced Success
By Ministerial Group
iDtae big City-Wide Revival was
pronounced a success by sponsor-
ing members of the Seminole
Ministerial Alliance at the con-
clusion of (lie meetings Sunday
night.
The Sunday evening attendance
was in excess of 900 persons,
bringing an estimated attendance
for the eight, nights at some 6,000
persons
Rev Ed Robb was the evange-
list . and Wesley and Margaret
Boydi led the singing for the first
five nights. The regular members
of Robb’s evangelistic learn. Rev
, Gene MooFc and his wife Bobbie,
joined the revival for the Iasi
three nights -They had been de-
tained due. in illness of their son
in a Denver hospital.
Big Family Fun Night Scheduled
At Courthouse By Chamber, Clubs
Would you Believe o lug musical Christmas tiee with co-
ordinnled lighting on the court house lawn in Seminole, in
August, that is!
Well, when you come lo Ihe second annual “Chiislmas
in August" funfest Saluiday night, that’s just one of Ihe many
crthactions you II lie able o enjoy
The fun night is designed lo raise money for the Chtist-
n-as lighting progiam of Seminole and also to give participating
clubs n chance lo raise needed funds It is being sponsoied
agoio this year by Ihe Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce re-
tailer's conrmitee and the participating organizations
Ihe unique “Christmas in August" fund-raisipg affair was
held for the first time last year, and proved to be one of tho
most popular events ever stag-
ed locally, as more than a
thousand persons participated
in the many booths, qames dnd
contests offered by Seminole
dubs ond other organization^.
Some' $660 was contributed to
Hie Seminole Christmas lighting
Gaines Peanut
Farmers’ Hopes
Dashed By Feds
Gaines Count! peanut farmers,
wild had been Irving to gel trails
I cm of out -of-county peanut allot -
uieiils. were apparently put off
until i960 by action ol the House
Agriculture Committee Monday
The committee approved the
lease or sale ol peanut acreage
allolnienl.s within, a county This
represented a modification of
earlier subcommittee action which
would have permitted transient
across county lines d approval
was given by a two-thirds vole
in a referendum 'Ibis was the
plan tnvovcij. by Games farmers,
inil H Uy ..-opposed li\ group's in
wlial is no\v heavily alluted pea-
mil areas
Till- eimimillee atko decided that
the total pc,mill allotment trans-
ferred could not exceed ait acres
The hill would operate for the
1968 and 1969 crop years.
A downward adjustment would
be made in the acreage involved
if the normal yield for the larm
to which an allotment is shifted
, exceeds . that from . which it was
! transferred by more than ten per
cent
Tlie program as supported by
local farmers, would allow the
transfers and sale of peanut
acreages on a similar ha sis now
allowed for cotton.
program from Hie affair after all
bills were paid. r
I’artieiptaing clubs will uggin
share in Hie money taken in. with
40 per cent going to them and 60
pot cent going to the lighting pro-
gram after expenses are paid
Tlie fun night this t/ear will be
a cluster of earnival-Style activi-
ties all operated by local -clubs
in from of Hie Gutties County
courthouse It will be a lafnih’
typo affair, beginning ul ,7:jBU
pm and lasting iinlil 11:00 pm
One of the more popular .aetjon
type booths last year, the Liyps
club "dunking" hoard will once,
again be in full operation Sev-
oral local Vli’’s have already beyn
drafted to hit the tank for good
tturVitti/!.,*'
Air aehvrtie* writ take place,on
Ihe west side of the courthouqe.'fn
the parking lot The lot will,-'be
roped off to auto traffic during
the carnival
Predictions' are that there Will
See CHRISTMAS. Page 5 '
weather"
Dale
Precip.
High l ow
July 27
trace
100 «8
26
.25
98 89
29
87 87
30
94 85
31
100 t)8
Aug. 1
trace
95 67
2
93 l»
3
68
Precip. to date: 6 98 in
Third ‘Switchmen’ Group Looking For A Fourth
Bv FRED BARBEE
“Sweeter Than Ever" this year
and maybe even better next year
is the enthusiastic prediction for
a group of Seminole teenagers
kown as the “Switchmen.”
For the benefit of our "older"
readers, who may not be making
the scene too regularly we would
explain that flip "Switchmen” are
a band—of the dance variety and
^iol of (he motorcycle group.
Organized in 1963. the popular
group has played for teen dances
at the M. S. Doss Youth Center
here, and over most of this West will continue the “Switchmen”
Texas area, and has replaced j next year are Grant Mabry and
members on numerous occasions, Brent Fullerton,
as bandsmen have graduated from Hankins played lead guitar and
Seminole High School and left for handled singing chores for the
college or military service group ibis year and Dyess was
Tim Hankins, who was a mem-1 featured on the rhythm guitar
her of the original four, conelud- Mabry plays the bass guitar and
ed his tour with the combo Friday Fullerton plays the drums
night when they played a dance Mabry's younger brother. Russ,
in Monahans. AlsA leaving the | will join the group next year,
band with the Friday performan- taking Hie lead guitar slot The
ce was James Dyess. the other; group is presently looking for an
senior in the group this year organ or rhythm guitar player.
Members still in the band who1 Plans are to rehearse during
Ihe first semester and fake play-
ing engagements starting after
mid-term, according to Grant
Mabry.
Hankins, who helped organize
the first group lour years ago.
will attend North Texas State Uni-
versity at Denton this fall, and
j plans to play in ,1 band in the
\ Dallas area if possible.
Dyess. who- joined the group
last year, replacing original mem-
ber David Walden, will enter West
Texas Slate University in Canyon
in September. He also plans to
join a group in that area, al-
: though "probably not ihe first
year "
Original group was made up of
Hankins. Don Livingston, Roger
Hrasfield and David Walden
j Walden is now playing with a
Houston band. "The Shades.” that
: is scheduled to play tlie M. S Doss
Youth Center here in the near
future,
Braslield was replaced on the
drums by Tommm.v Joe Woodard,
who was then replaced by Fuller-
Ion after Woodard's graduation.
Riek.v Coon replaced original
member Livingston, but Livings-
ton later rejoined the band when
Coon left the group
Grant Mabry took over the spot
vacated by Livingston Iasi year,
making up the present comple-
ment of the combo.
The present group has played
for dances in Hobbs. N. M.. Por-
tales, N. M.. Seminole. Monahans.
Crosbyton, Brownfield, Lamesa.
Odessa, Jal, N. M.. and Loving-
Ion, N. M.
Most of the dances have been
for youth centers similar to the
Doss facility here
The “Sweeter Than Ever" tag
was affixed to tlie name last year,
according to Mabry, who said
they "just thought if was a good
idea.”
Two or three practice sessions
a week of from two to four hours
each are the making of a good
group, Mabry added "We have
practiced just about everywhere.
See SWITCHMEN, Page 5
Batter Is Really “Up" When On
Top Of Trained Baseball Donkey
ORIGINAL GROUP
Members ef the original “Switchmen" as
they appeared several years ago at a per-
formance. First group consisted of, left lo
right, Tim Hankins, Don Livingston, Roger
Biasfield and David Walden
(Sentinel Photo)
Ever tried to play baseball on
a donkey? It's a sight to behold,
and Seminole folks will have the
opportunity to see just such a
donkey baseball game come
Tuesday night, August 8.
The Seminole Evening Eions
are sponsoring the donkey hall
game that will he played start-
ing at 7:30 p.m. in the county
baseball park.
Big difference in this game
and the last one played here
several years ago will he the
players. There'll be two wom-
en's softball teams making up
the rosters of opposing squads
at this year's donkey game.
The contest will match the
Seminole Green Hornets against
the Denver City iNllies. with
thrills and spills aplenty guar-
anteed as the sometimes unpre-
dictable mounts go through their
routines.
Advance ticket sales are now
underway, with a discount be-
ing -offered on Ihe ducats prior
to game time. Advance tickets
are going for 75 cents for adults
and 35/rents for children.
At Ihe gate the prices will
he $1.00 for adults and 50 rents
for children.
Proceeds from the game will
go to local Lions’ programs.
CHANGING AGAIN . . .
Members of the present “Switchmen," local
dance band who played their last dance
as a group Friday night in Monahans, are
shown at a practice session here Group
will split up when two of members leave
in September for college. Group includes,
left to right, James Dyess, Grant Mabry,
Tim Hankins and Brent Fullerton.
(Sentinel Photo)
 

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