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Seminole (Texas) Sentinel, Wednesday, January 3, 2001, PAGE 3
School to hold AEIS hearing
at board meeting Monday
Seminole Independent School
District will conduct a hearing for
public discussion of the Academic
Excellence Indicator System (AEIS)
at the regular school board meeting
starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8.
Explanations and copies of the
1999-2000 AEIS report will be
available at the meeting. Parents and
property owners will have access to
the copies of the report at the SISD
Central Office, the principal’s offices
on each campus and the fiainei
County Library.
Any questions concerning the
hearing or report should be directed
to Janis Buxton, 758-3662.
Cotton
Market
weekly
A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Water board in special session Thursday
The Llano Estacado Underground Gaines County Courthouse.
Water Conservation District board An executive session regarding
will meet in special session personnel is the only item on the
Thursday, Jan. 4, at 10 am. in the board’s agenda,
district offices. Room B-2 of the
Obituaries
Eunice Mildred Creekmore
1917-2000
Services for Eunice Mildred Creekmore, 83, of Seminole, formerlyofBaytown,
will be held Fhday, January 5,2001, at 2:00 pm at tte Grace United Methodist
Church in Baytown with Rev. Ken Goodell officiating. Private burial will follow
in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Baytown. Services will be under the direction
of Earthman Funeral Directors. Family visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 pm fhursday, January4,2001, at the Earthman Funeral Directors Chapel.
Mrs. Creekmore died Sunday, December 31,2000, at Memorial Hospital
in Seminole following an illness.
She was bom March 19,1917, in Gordon. She was a longtime member
of the Grace United Methodist Church in Baytown. Mrs. Creeknwre was a food
service manager for many years at Lee College, Travis Elementary aral Highlands
Junior High School forGoose Creek Schools. She married H..B. “Howie” Credarore
(Mi May 5,1937. He preceded her in death in 1982.
Survivors indudea daughter, Rev. Gayle Perkins ofSeminole; a brother
Prentice Holder of Hemphill; a grandson, Lance Raper and wife, Amy
of Houston; and several nieces and nephews. ,
Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or the Mettodist
Children’s Home in Waco.
-Oscar A. Eitniear
1920-2000
A memorial service for Oscar A. Eitniear, 80, was held at 2:00 pm Monday,
January 1,2001, in the RatlifiTRmeral Home Chapel with Bill Morgan officiating
Mr. Eitniear died Saturday, December 30,2000, at Seminole Memorial
Hospital following a brief illness.
He was bom on June 12, 1920, in Toledo, Ohio to the late Walter and
Blanche Venelerah Eitniear. He attended school in Toledo and served with the
U.S. Merchant Marines during World War n. Mr. Eitniear worked for several
years as a machinist for Toledo Edison Electric Company before moving to
the Hobbs, New Mexico stateline area in 1962. He was first employed by Home
Electric of Hobbs, N.M. before becoming a heavy equipment operator for Gaines
County Precinct 2, and eventually retiring from precinct two in Yoakum County.
He married Melba Cowger August 19,1958 in Rising Sun, Ohio.
Survivors indude his wife, Melba; one sister, Doris Sabo of Denver,
Colorado; two nephews, Joseph and Steven Pratt of Denver, Colorado;
and one niece, Anna Staler of Toledo, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing
Scholarships Fund, 2149 Hickory, Abilene, TX 79601, or the American Cancer
Society. ^
Lillie Florence Kirk
1907-2000
Services for Lillie Florence Kirk, 93, of Seminole will be hdd Friday, January
5,2001, at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Derrel
Evins officiating. Burial will follow in the Gaines County Cemetery (south).
Services will be under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home
Mrs. Kirk died Sunday, December 31,2000, in League City after an illness.
She was bom November 19,1907, in Runnels County, Texas to Anderson
G. Sawyer and Nannie Purser, Gaines County pioneers. The Sawyer family
moved to Sawyer Flats in eastern Gaines County in 1913. She married Arzie
Leonard Kirk on September 19,1936, in the family home. The couple lived
eight miles south of Seminole until 1940 when they moved into Seminole. She
In a week of lackluster holiday trade,
many traders were content to remain on
1 the sidelines as they awaited the release
of domestic mill use data and the weekly
export sales report. When released, trad-
ers learned USDA’s export sales number
was well within market expectations,
but an unexpectedly low mill use figure
sent the market lower.
According to the National Cotton
Council (NCC), U.S. textile mills in
November used cotton at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 9.12 million
bales, lower than the downwardly re-
vised October figure of 9.50 million.
The figure fell below the range of trade
expectations as market ideas ranged
mostly from 9.3 million to 9.8 million
bales before the report’s release.
Although the November figure was
much lower than expected, the October
revision was minor, falling only slightly
from a previous estimate of 9.5 8 million
bales. A NCC analyst tied the steep slide
in November mill use to slowing retail
sales; a downturn :?nfirmed by recent
reports of lower-than-expected holiday
sales in December.
“A lot of companies (textile mills)
shut down to clear out the excess inven-
tory caused by a slowdown in retail
sales,” the analyst noted.
In addition, mills are seeing smaller
orders from retailers as retail stores re-
duce the size ot their inventories. Ac-
cording to NCC’s representative, buy-
ers are limiting purchases to small or-
ders for immediate delivery.
Some market observers said slowing
consumer demand was linked to uncer-
tainty regarding the presidential elec-
tion. However, widely reported news of
disappointing holiday sales and a sense
of diminished wealth as the U.S. stock
markets sink, combined with the talk of
was a homemaker and member of the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Kirk
was preceded indeathbyher husband on June 26,1993; her parents; two brothers,
Alfred and William; four sisters, Catherine Buhman, Anna Stewart, Rosa Young
and Clara Meier.
Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Kirk and wife, Ruth ofFrfefidswood,
and William Kirk of Lubbock; one brother, John Sawyer and wife, Bobbi
of Portaks, New Mexico; three sisters, Mary Meier of Clovis, New Mexico,
Lena Upton of Seminole and Nancy King of Seagraves; two grandchildren,
Karen Brown and husband, Trent of Woodway and Brian ofChannelview.
The family of Oma Seay would
like to express our sincere gratitude
for your prayers and other
expressions of love and concern
during the loss of our loved one, Oma
Seay. May God bless each
of you.
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a hard economic landing, also were
likely reasons for conservative con-
sumer spending.
While NCC economists did not com-
ment on the impact of the Caribbean
Basin Initiative (CBI), several mills re-
cently have said they expect business to
increase gradually this spring as the
CBI regulations become finalized.
Meanwhile, net export sales of U.S.
cotton reached 94,900 bales for the week
ended December 21. The figure was 39
percent above cotton sales for the previ-
ous week but 17 percent lower than the
four-week average. South Korea was
the premier buyer of U.S. cotton with
purchases totaling 27,900 bales. Tai-
wan and Turkey rounded out the list of
top buyers with acquisitions of 10,500
and 8,200, respectively.
A break in U.S. futures prices and the
decline in the value of the dollar against
several currencies should help to stimu-
late export demand after the holidays,
traders said. However, they believe the
cotton market could experience some
trouble if demand does not materialize
by mid-January.
The Cotlook A Index was reported
unchanged at 65.95 cents per pound on
Wednesday, December 27. All five of
the index component growths held
steady, traders noted. Memphis cotton
prices, the sixth lowest priced variety,
was well below the A Index, but traders
are nervous about predicting a sharp
rise in export business unui .»ome of the
other cotton exporting nations start to
run out of cotton supplies.
Cotton bulls are optimistic that, sup-
plies from Uzbekistan, French African
nations and Australia •'i'i tvin to
dwindle, and any new export business
naturally will drift toward U.S. supplies.
On the spot cotton scene, sales were
significantly lower due to lackluster
interest, coupled with an abbreviated
week due to the Chrisun. *..aiulav In
the week ended Decemoer 28, online
sales of Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas cot-
ton dropped to 7,268 bales, versus the
previous week’s sales of 24,438 bales
Average daily prices received by pro-
ducers utilizing the ir.tcr'icM fading
system ranged from 47.4U to 50.U1 cents
per pound compared to a range ofTTTT
to 52.06 cents the previous week.
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Boy Scouts
Young men interested in
becoming part of the Boy Scout
experience should come by the
M.S. Doss Scout Hut in Seminole,
401 NW Ave. B, on Monday nights
at 7 p.m. for regular meetings and
to register.
For more information, contact
Allen Salm, 758-1532.
Crime Stoppers Rewards
Seminole Police Department investigators are investigating the theft of
money from soft drink machines located in Seminole at Thriftway, IGA and
Wal-Mart.
The thefts occurred during the evening hours of March 7, 2000 or ^he early
morning hours of March 8* 2000.
Anyone having information concerning the crime or anyone who observed
any suspicious person(s) or vehicle(s) in these areas during the time of the thefts
should call Gaines County Crime Stoppers at (915) 758-4025.
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Seminole Police investigators are currently investigating a theft at Seminole
Memorial Hospital.
On Friday, Aug. 4, hospital administration reported that the administration
and business offices had been broken into sometime between the hours of 7:30
p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 3. The administration office door was forced open
and entry was gained into the business office through the administration offices.
Hospital officials reported that over $300 was taken from the payroll office.
Anyone having information concerning this incident or anyone who observed
any suspicious person or persons in the area of the administration or business
offices at the time given above should call Gaines County Crime Stoppers at (915)
758-4025.
Gaines County Sheriffs officers are currently investigating a burglary that
occurred between Nov. 16 and 24 at a residence on County Road 213, nine miles
northwest of Seminole.
Entry was gained through a door in the garage and several items, with an
approximate value of just under $15,000, were taken.
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Amerada-Hess Corporation has announced a $5,000 reward for information
concerning wellsite vandalism in the Seminole vicinity on the evenings of May
20 and May 22.
The company has offered the reward to the person or persons who provide
direct evidence leading to the arrest and indictment which results in either a conviction
or plea agreement to the person or persons responsible.
Information should be directed to the Gaines County Sheriffs office, 758-9871.
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Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to
the arrest or conviction of the person or persons responsible for coalmining an
offense.
Good information needs to be offered, but the persons offering the information
do not have to identify themselves.
CRIME STOPPERS...I-800-553-0901 or 758-4025.
PERMIAN BASIN DRUG TASK FORCE NUMBERS -800-999-0598.
Anyone with information concerning these or any other crimes should
contact the CRIME STOPPERS. AH calls will be kept confidential and callers
will remain anonymous.
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Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 2001, newspaper, January 3, 2001; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth832158/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.