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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
1
The spirit of Christmas fills Andrews as shoppers flood stores seeking gifts. Merchants urge supporting home businesses while noting a rise in traffic, and memory of Korea’s boys tempers celebrations with caution about fireworks and fire safety. A Life Magazine reporter queried local trends amid Andrews' population growth.
City progress on street paving is noted as a conference with the commissioners court and tax representatives is scheduled. The Mayor and city canners have been invited to attend.
The speaker urges accountability for public funds and condemns gratis work funded by taxpayers. They warn that do-gooder efforts are easy when someone else pays and stress that the county and city have overextended philanthropy. The News plans its annual Christmas Greeting edition next week aiming to mail by Thursday for four days off.
The Andrews Post Office will stay open Saturday afternoon through the Christmas rush. Post Master Mrs. Magpie Burkett announced Monday that the local office had closed Saturdays at noon due to a retrenchment drive but will remain open during the holiday period.
Andrews Mustangs defeated Jal Panthers 65 52 at Jal and 53 47 at home led by Brenenstool with 25 in the first game and 18 in the second. Jack Smith and Enoch Reid contributed double digit scores for the Mustangs, while Bob Summerwell added 15 in the rematch.
The Andrews Lions Club hosts its annual Christmas quail dinner at 7:39 p m in the new cafeteria to honor the ladies with a program featuring Roy Carter district governor and Jim Daugherty of Midland as main speaker. Gifts collected go to underprivileged children.
Andrews Mustang quintet traveled to Ozona for the 20th annual tournament with fifteen West Texas teams contending for honors. Action began with a double header last night as Andrews faced Mason at 8 p.m. and Ozona met Sonora, with a packed schedule through Friday and Saturday culminating in a 9:15 p.m. championship game after the 8 p.m. consolation.
Ed Slaughter head of the Lions Membership drive outlined the Crippled Children's camp in Keerville at a noon Lions luncheon. He said 20 000 Texas crippled children could benefit and the program aims to help rehabilitation through physical mental and spiritual work with a rugged, inclusive camp schedule set for summer. Local Lions and 35 000 statewide Lions are urged to support the project.
The Andrews public schools will dismiss on December 22 for Christmas holidays and resume January 2. Superintendent Sept. Thomas D. Hamilton announced the 19 day break, giving students and teachers time to visit and return for Christmas dinner with family.
Mrs. Sealy announces the second annual Christmas tree party for underprivileged children in Andrews. The event, at her home at 7 p.m. Friday December 22, will involve transportation help and bagged fruits and nuts. Lions Club will donate toys from Ladies night. volunteers and gift donations are requested to match last year’s 32 attendees.
Little Mickey Spear had a tonsillectomy on December 7. Miss Laverne Blanchard was admitted after a school accident. Little Jeff Wall and Katherine Munn were recent patients. Mrs A V Peacock admitted for observation Sunday. Raymond Shannon and wife welcomed a daughter born December 10 weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces. Mrs T W Stilwell had surgery Monday and is recovering well. Other patients include Mrs J W Wempken, Mrs J W Moxley, Anna Lorts, Alvin Raper. Mrs Ray Purton discharged Monday.
Virgil Lasater owner of City Grocery & Market dresses as Santa and takes his wife Ruby and son Don on a door to door visit. He enters homes unannounced delivering candy and fruit, admitting he woke nervous children but says the neighborhood enjoyed the prank.
At the Quarterback Club banquet in the high school cafeteria Coaches Wilford Moore McMurry and Francis Tubb Mustang mentor blasted today’s fans. They cited substitutions and fan pressure as hazards to coaching and noted the team’s four wins four losses two ties and a Sun Bowl trip. Wayne Graham, former Andrews Mustang now at McMurry, attended.
Humble Oil and Refining Company led bidding Friday for a drilling block of 2596.4 acres in south central Andrews County. The lease, north and west of the Stano and Falken field about eight miles south of Andrews, requires 9 wells within six months. First bids for 28 Texas University tracts totaled 703 250 dollars. Auctions across Andrews Crane Upton Reagan Crockett drew over two million dollars for the University Permanent Fund, now surpassing 110 million dollars.
A 1949 Buick driven by Sam M. Goodlet of Hale Center hit a 1946 Chevrolet driven by Nelson Hitch of Andrews at Broadway and Northwest 1st Street in Andrews. Goodlet faced charges for running a red light and paid a fine. The impact pushed into Amos Winning's Newstand, damaging the northeast corner. Mrs Hitch was hospitalized with bruises but released with no serious injuries.
The Andrews Cooperative gin had 1390 bales ginned by noon Thursday as the cotton crop near Andrews is largely harvested. Only about 50 to 75 bales remain to be ginned.
Anderson Prichard Dilor corporation filed for allowable rights on its No 1-D-38 Fasken in Southeast Andrews County. The 24-hour test yielded 226.4 barrels of 34 degree oil with 10 percent water and a gas oil ratio of 241 to 1, from open hole 4,654 to 4,876 feet with 3,000 gallons acid treatment.
The Andrews-Fetor draft board said quotas remain unchanged pending word from state selective service headquarters. Washington announced January February national quotas increased by 89 099 men amid world war crisis. The board lists 41 induction on January 11 and 56 physicals on January 15. no 19 year olds called yet while nearing end of 20 year old eligibles.
Social calendar items include a new cafe terrace event night with husband, Junior Play at the high school auditorium at 7:30, Sunday Christmas Cantata at the Methodist church at 7, Monday Christmas Pageant at First Christian Church with Thursday note, Thursday Levion's Christmas Party at Levion Hut at 7 20, Friday Christmas tree donation for underprivileged children at Sealy home at 7, Tuesday Lion's Club Ladies Night at the new cafeteria at 7 30.
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