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Flattened Tires Bring Fleeing Vehicle to Stop Police fired shots at a fleeing vehicle Friday night, February 4, after trying to bring it to a halt with "stop sticks" and by blocking the road. The driver of the stolen vehicle, a 15 year old boy from Lubbock, was finally brought to a halt in a field west of Aiken. Floyd County dispatchers received an alert Monday of a juvenile who had stolen his mother's car in Lubbock and was heading toward Floydada. The car was spotted traveling into Floydada on South 62 and Floydada City Officers attempted to pull the car over. "The driver refused to stop," said Police Chief Darrell Gooch. "He continued through Floydada on 2nd Street at speeds in excess of 80 mph." Lockney police heard the pursuit call at 10:25 p.m. and took the "stop sticks" to Highway 70. The stop sticks are designed to flatten tires and bring a fleeing vehicle to a stop. "Lockney Police Sgt. Casey Wallace set up the "stop sticks" 2 miles north of Muncy on Hwy. 70 at 10:30 p.m.," said Lockney Police Chief Jerry Edwards. "The car was traveling down Hwy 70 at speeds in excess of 120 mph," said Gooch. According to police the front right tire of the vehicle hit the stop stick at 10:32 p.m. and kept on going. Hale County law enforcement also joined in the pursuit. "The suspect began to use his vehicle as a weapon," said Gooch, "by attempting to knock the cars out of the way." According to Gooch a Floydada Police Officer fired a shot and hit the left rear tire and a Floyd County Deputy shot out the right rear tire. "The suspect made an abrupt right hand turn near Aiken, went through a bar ditch and up into a plowed field, 2 or 3 miles west of Aiken off Hwy. 70," said Gooch. Taken into custody was a 15 year old white male. He is being held in Garza County Juvenile facility and faces multiple charges.  SPC. MIGUEL GUERRERO, 25, son of Angie and Raymond
Torres, of Lockney, has begun a 1 to 1 1/2 year tour in
Iraq. A 1998 graduate of Lockney High School, Guerrero
served in the Army for 3 years. He was stationed in Germany
and served 9 months in Kosovo during that time. When his
active duty was up, Guerrero had started school at South
Plains College and was studying to be a paramedic. As a
Reserve he was recently called for duty in Iraq. "He was
upset at first, because he had to quit school," said his
mother, Angie. "But I've talked to him since he has left and
he is doing much better. He said this is his job and he has
to serve his country." Guerrero is in the Infantry and will
be serving at Camp Anaconda in Iraq. Angie said she will
soon have an address to write Miguel. If you wish to send
correspondence call Mrs. Tores at 652-3460 for information.
Vaughn Named to All-State Band 
JEFFRI VAUGHN Floydada High School student, Jeffri Vaughn, was named to the 2005 Texas All-State ATSSB Band and will perform at the annual Clinic/Convention of the Texas Music Educators Association February 9, through February 12 in San Antonio. Vaughn is in eleventh grade and plays Alto Clarinet. The Floydada High School Band director is John M. Odom. TMEA Executive Director, Robert Floyd, said, "All-State is the highest honor a high school music student in Texas can achieve. This prestigious recognition represents years of disciplined practice." Only 1,570 students were selected out of 56,810 who auditioned. Students are selected to an All-State ensemble through auditions at the region and area level. The TMEA Clinic/Convention is the largest event of its kind in the United States, attracting over 22,000 teachers, exhibitors, student participants and participants' and family members. Governor Rick Perry will speak and a selected group of All-State students will perform at the First General Session of the TMEA membership Friday, February 11. Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley will address the membership at the Second General Session on Saturday, February 12. Since 1994, All-State students have scored on their SAT scores an average of 218 points above the state average and 195 points above the national average. ATSSB is the Association of Texas Small School Bands and is a TMEA affiliate. ATSSB hosts the All-State competition for 1A, 2A and 3A high school band programs. The Texas Music Educators Association, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an association of over 9,000 music teachers whose goals are to support music eduction in Texas, provide professional growth opportunities for educators, foster public support for music in schools and offer quality musical experiences for students. 
JOE GARNETT
Local Poet Published Internationally By Judy Macha The face of Joe Garnett of Lockney graces the front cover of Poetry's Heart, a book of poetry by Dr. Myong-ok Yoon of South Chungcheong Province, Korea. Dr. Yoon placed Garnett's poem, "She Keeps Weaving" on the back cover, and included nine other poems he wrote within the book. Dr. Yoon is the editor of the annual anthology in English, Poetry Korea and the Secretary General of UPLI Korea Committee. She sent Garnett a copy of her new book upon its completion. She will also include twelve of his poems in another book entitled, World of Poetry. They met last June at the 18th World Congress of Poets held at Wayland Baptist University, where Garnett placed third with two of his poems. "If I had known who she was at the time, I never would have had the nerve to submit my work to her," Garnett laughed. "I was simply exchanging gifts, as she had given me a book of her poetry." "Dr. Yoon has told me that within a year she will be producing a book of about 50 or 60 of my poems," he said. When asked at what point he became interested in writing poetry, he said, "In 1976, I was still in California, and had an interest in literature. I saw an ad in the newspaper about a Poetry Workshop in Pasadina, joined, and was a member there for thirteen years. During this time I wrote 'She Keeps Weaving', as well as numerous other poems. From 1990 to 2000, I did not write anything new." "I had stored all my poems in a garage in California, and they ended up being sold along with some books in 1993," Garnett reminisced. "I had remained in touch with Lydia Devenport, a fellow student from my Poetry Workshop days, and sort of a mentor to me. In 1999, she sent me about 85 percent of my poems that she had kept copies of, and urged me to start writing again." "I had no idea the World Congress of Poets would ever meet in Plainview," Garnett quipped. "2003, they met in Paris, France and 2005 they will meet in Beijing, China. Betty Givens of Plainview talked them into coming to Texas by telling them they would see real cowboys and get to hear cowboy poetry!" True to her word, those who attended, did meet real life cowboys, including well known cowboy poet Cotton Lewis of Olton. Givens is a member of the United Poet Laureate Society, has a published book of poetry, as well as several plays and is a member of the Plainview Writer's Guild. In 1996, Garnett married Ethelyn Vernon of Lockney. He considers her his greatest encourager even though she had no idea he wrote poetry until Ms. Devenport sent him the copies of his poems. "I still write for fun as a hobby," Garnett laughed. "I'd get writers' block if I ever started taking it seriously!" She keeps weaving in and out of identities; he understands the flow of her personality. Underneath everything a bright pain, a sadness; a leopard moving through a house of glass. He knows there are no answers- only new beginnings. Her eyes are a sky full of dark birds filling his dreams with questions, a string unraveling. Some days they spend all day in bed where the dark wings of her hair cover him like a nest. His hands move through the pages of her identities, through her house of mirrors. He studies her face. Tomorrow is already sleeping behind her eyes. They both know the question- How long can they keep it going? By Joe Garnett
Chamber Banquet to Show "Premier" Movie
The Floydada Chamber's annual Banquet will take place Monday, March 7, at the Floyd County Unity Center. "The Board of Directors of the Floyd County Museum has presented us, and the public, with a wonderful opportunity this year," said Chamber Manager Iantha Smith. "The Museum has just completed a documentary of the Coronado dig, entitled, "Coronado in Blanco Canyon", and we will be the first to view it. "We feel very honored that the Museum is allowing us to present this production for its' first public showing." Dr. Michael Mathes, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco and Specialist in Spanish Exploration, will be the featured speaker. Dr. Mathes resides north of Lockney and has had extensive involvement with the excavation. "We want to make this a night of glitz and glamour in keeping with the theme of a film premier evening." The evening will also include awards for Employer of the Year, Extra Mile Award, Citizen of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. Applications for nominations for these awards are available at the Chamber of Commerce office. You can also call the office at 983-3434. Nielson's Catering will be serving a ribeye steak dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Banquet tickets are $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased at the Chamber office, First National Bank, or the Hesperian-Beacon in Floydada. A grand prize drawing for two Southwest Airlines tickets will be held at the end of the evening. You have to be present to win.
Obituaries LUIS A. ESCOBEDO Funeral services for Luis Andres Escobedo were held Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Calvillo Chapel in Tahoka and burial at O'Donnell Cemetery. Funeral services were under the direction of Calvillo Funeral Home. Mr. Escobedo died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at UMC. He was born in San Antonio. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Escobedo of O'Donnell; sons Luis, Jr. of San Angelo, Lorenzo of Tahoka, Alfredo and Gabino of O'Donnell, and Hilario of Lubbock; daughters Gloria Huerta of Ropesville, Irene Hernandez and Sally Escobedo of Floydada, Ida Bosque of Lubbock, Sara Martinez of Wilson, and Dora Roberge of Hope Mills.; brothers Hilario, Jr. and Camillo of San Angelo and Alfredo of Abilene; sisters Amelia Espinosa of San Angelo; twenty-eight grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren. CORA HARTLINE Funeral services for Nana Coreen (Cora) Hartline, 99, of Levelland, formerly of Floydada, were held Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at First Church of the Nazarene in Levelland. Officiating was Bill Billingsley and Dr. Franklyn Babb. Burial was in Floydada Cemetery under the direction of George Price Funeral home of Levelland. Cora was born April 21, 1905 in Grayson County and moved to Floyd County in 1912. She met and married W.L. (Luther) Hartline in 1934 in Enoch. They raised their three children in the Fairview and Center communities. Cora moved to Levelland in 1995 from Floydada where she and her husband had owned and operated the OK Cafe. She also managed the Floyd County Cannery for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Floydada and was an avid 42 player. She was preceded in death by her husband in May 1979 and a grandson, James Bryan Hartline, in 1963. She is survived by two sons, W.J. (Dub) Hartline and wife Donna of Blythewood, South Carolina and James Hartline and wife Addie of Levelland; a daughter, June Hartline Landry of Palestine; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. MARY KATHRINE MATHIS Funeral services for Mary Kathrine Race Mathis, 83, of Amarillo will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2005 at the First Baptist Church in Lockney with Reverend Danny Lucas, officiating and Dr. Carl Moman, assisting. Burial will be in the Lockney Cemetery under the direction of Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Lockney. Mrs. Mathis died Monday, February 7, 2005 at Baptist Saint Anthony's Hospice in Amarillo. She was born July 5, 1921 to the late William Thomas Arney and Lo Alzeria Sims in Bonham. She married John Arthur Race in 1937 in Lockney and he preceded her in death on May 8, 1963. She married Elton Ford Mathis in 1965 in Lockney and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1986. She moved from Lockney to Amarillo in 1978. She was a housewife and enjoyed being around her grandchildren and playing cards. She was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Amarillo. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law Bill and Ann Race of Lockney, James and Sherry Race of Plainview, Shelby and Janet Race of Fairfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, Stacie and Patrick Layton of Irving, Mary and Joe Jones of Amarillo; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be made to the Baptist Saint Anthony's Hospice, 600 N. Tyler, Amarillo, Texas 79107. C.L. ROBINSON Graveside services for C.L. Robinson, 80, of Floydada will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 10, 2005 in Floydada Cemetery with Pastor Pat Robinson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Floydada. Mr. Robinson departed this life Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Mangold Memorial Hospital in Lockney. He was born on November 3, 1924 in Giddings to Clint and Josephine Lewis Robinson. He moved to Floydada from Lee County in the 1950's and married Iretha McCullough on December 28, 1953 in Clovis, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on July 10, 2000. He was a farm hand and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one son, Curtis Robinson and one daughter, Lisa Robinson. Survivors include one son, C.L. Robinson, Jr., of Fort Worth; three daughters, Nancy Robinson and Doris Robinson both of Floydada and Sandra Robinson of Lubbock; two sister, Bobbie Green of Giddings and Luella Robinson of Lexington; one grandson; and two granddaughters. BERTHA IRENE VERNON Funeral services for Bertha Irene Johnson Vernon, 97, of Plainview were held Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at the Main Street Church of Christ in Lockney. Colquit Nash officiated and F.L. Montandon assisted. Burial was in the Lockney Cemetery under the direction of Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Lockney. Mrs. Vernon died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Plainview Health Care Center. She was born August 30, 1907 to the late Joseph H. and Rebecca Johnson near Crowell. She attended schools in Thalia and Foard City. She married Alvon Vernon in Crowell on December 25, 1925. They lived in Quemado, New Mexico and moved to Lockney in 1940 where they did custom combining. She ran a ceramic shop and taught ceramics and china painting. They moved to Cedaridge, Colorado in 1963 where she continued to operate ceramic and photo studios. They were very active in church work and were instrumental in starting a congregation in Cedaridge. They moved back to Lockney in 1978 due to health problems. She was very active in the Main Street Church of Christ for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990 and moved to Plainview to be near her daughter. She was also preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers and six sisters. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and Charles Smith of Plainview; one grandson; three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Dear Editor and the Citizens of Lockney and Floyd County, There has been a controversy brewing in Floyd Co. over the last year. Our community leaders are working hard to bring business to Lockney. They have done their homework and they are very knowledgeable in the tasks put before them. They have great ideas and the businesses they are promoting should bring much needed dollars into the community. One of the businesses being promoted are dairy producers. These are big operations and will supply much needed jobs. But the location of such dairies has become an issue. One piece of property filing an application to operate a dairy, or concentrated animal feeding operation, is located less than a few hundred feet of residences in the Aiken Pleasant Valley community. As a matter of fact, it is located right across the street from one of the residences in which the owner was born and raised in Lockney. If this CAFO is built at this location, some home owners will be forced to try and relocate their families due to the amount of air and land pollution from such a close proximity. Every land and home owner has the right to sell their property to whoever they wish. So you say, "How does this concern me?" Let's suppose your neighbor decided to file an application to put in a nuclear waste disposal business? Something that you are against! This would be located right across the street from your home, your family, your children, and your grandchildren. Your property value would decrease significantly because no one would want to live there. Would you just up and move, leave everything you have worked for behind? No, most citizens would fight to maintain their level and quality of life and would do all things necessary to stop that business from ever being constructed. Lockney has a slogan on a billboard out on Highway 70 that states, "We are just a little spot, but we care a lot." Please show that you care, by not allowing families to be forced from their homes, if this dairy is built. Would you want that for your family? Please feel free to call me, here in Lockney, if you need more information on how to help these families. Chuck Aufill 806-438-9744
By The Way | by Alice Gilroy
A View From The Lamplighter | by Ken Towery
Classifieds
CHILD CARE--I have immediate openings to care for children ages birth - 5 years. Call 983-2643.
FOR SALE--320 acres in McCoy Community. $700 per acre. Call 983-3643 or 983-7312.
ROUND BALES--Good clean maize stalks. - $15.00. Tom Pierce. Call 983-2578 - mobile 983-0928.
BMR ROUND BALES of hay for sale. Call 983-3603 or 292-8823.
RYE SEED FOR SALE--Rye is an excellent cover crop and great for grazing. Rye matures earlier than wehat, so it can be terminated earlier to plant cotton. 806-292-9723.
NO-TILL DRILL--Custom drilling of wheat in milo. Inter-seeding of grass, cotton stalks, etc. 806-292-9723.
WHEAT PASTURE WANTED--Call 806-292-9723.
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Floydada DRASTICALLY REDUCED by owner. Brick home, corner 1-1/2 lot, 3-2; K/B, 2 L/D; office, large utility, 7 closets, many up grades, 2 car garage with large storage. 800 W. Missouri. Appointment only. Call 806-983-8046.
HOUSES FOR SALE--817 W. Missouri Street, 3 bedroom, remodeled, storage galore. $69,000; 812 South 4th Street - 3 bedroom, new roof, heat and air, sewage systems. $26,000. Call Joyce Lipham, Texarkana, Texas - 903-334-9361.
FOR SALE BY OWNER-- 3/2/2 home. Large storage building. Call 983-8138 by appointment only.
RETIREMENT OR STARTER HOME, two bedroom, two bath, walk-in shower, fireplace, living-dining room, den, carport, storage buildings, exceptional in-house shelving and storage. PRICED REDUCED! 714 S. Main, Floydada. Call 983-5556 or 773-7833.
BY OWNER--3/3/2 - $89,500. 807 W. California, 983-8011.
710 W. MISSOURI--3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage, fireplace, central heat and air, deck and pool. Call Assiter and Associates for details. 806-983-3322.
FOR SALE BY OWNER-- 4 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths, multiple walk-in closets and built-ins, outside storage, sprinkler system. 827 W. Jackson. Call 698-6225 or 786-8452.
HOUSE FOR SALE--3 bedroom. 123 J.B. Avenue. Call 983-3334.
LOCKNEY IN LOCKNEY--3 bedroom, 1 bath, single garage, carport, replaced CH/A in September 04. Large backyard, great neighborhood. Call 652-1430, 292-8481.
FOR SALE-- 1983 14'x 80' single wide - $1500; 1972 14' x 70' single wide - $2000. Call after 3:30 p.m. 790-9421.
FOR SALE--Indian Valley 40' flatbed trailer plus gooseneck and 3 axels made 6/04 - $6500 or O.B.O. Call 806-983-3557.
BOOK SALE--Pastor library, Commentaries, Study Bibles, Concordances; Classics, texts, others. January 28-30. 800 W. Missouri St. Call 806-983-8046.
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LARRY OGDEN AUCTIONEERING--Estates, Farm, Ranch, Business, Liquidations, State Licensed and Bonded. (806) 983-5808. TX. #9240.
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