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UNKNOWN MEMBERS OF UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION From the Odessa~American, July 26, 1975; Affer-40 Arrested-- —_———. Uicton Farm Keneds Leave Area Fields FORT STOCKTON (Staff) — Union picket dropped out of sight here Friday afternoon after 13 persons were arrested early Friday morning on criminal trespass charges and later released on $400 bond eacn. Pecos County Chief Deputy Sheriff Mike Hill said members of the United Farm Workers dispersed about noon Friday. JHill said he thought the union pickets moved back to Pecos in Reeves County where the picketing started Wednesday with the arrests of 27 persons. The Reeves County Sheriff's office said Friday night they had no new confrontations with the pickets during the after- noon. Three Reeves County deputies assisted the Pecos County Sheriil's office with the pickets Friday morning at the Jim Burkholder farm near Coyanosa. The pickets were charged with criminal trespass about 7 a.m. Friday on a private road at the Burkholder ranch. The pickets are trying to organize cantaloupe pickers during the harvest now underway" ~ me Deputy Hill said the pic! that Just started this past would probably continue for another six weeks to two months, Hill said he doesn't know if there would be other confron- tations Saturday, but he said he is sure workers will be out in the fields picking cantalope through the weekend. “The melons are ripe now, and they can't be left there just, because the weekend's here,” Hill said. Hill said authorities in Reeves and Pecos County usually have some indication what may be in store for the respective counties late the night before. “If we need help over here, or they need help in Reeves Coun- ty, we usually know late the night before and have our men at the farm being worked by dawn, Hill said. The pickers left the Burkholder farm and moved on to another one near Coyancsa Friday afternoon, Kill said. “Hut the union pickets didn't follow the pickers Fyj Iter- noon,” Hill said. ™ @o=pr 2 4x O C we meee ee me a ee rn et pe ee