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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1971
Page
1
College students visiting Andrews over Christmas and summer report a doubling of local drug use since Christmas. They say neither authorities nor parents seem aware or taking action, noting the issue is not confined to big cities. More on the situation to come.
A well adjusted individual treats golf and bridge as games, showing balance and ease in both leisure activities. The remark highlights versatility and emotional steadiness in social and competitive settings.
The piece argues Sweden’s generous welfare system creates high taxes and inflation, provoking strikes by workers including judges and teachers. It cites Gunnar Myrdal and details tax rates up to 46 percent plus 15 to 20 percent sales levies, claiming high costs strain the poor with new housing.
The body of Nancy Mitchell 27 of Kermit was found five and a half miles east of Kermit on Friday afternoon by Jack Gaines. She disappeared from Kermit September 15 and was identified late Friday pending funeral services.
Gwendolyn Harris Bransetter of Refugio Texas will exhibit at the county museum June 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. A cousin of Mrs B B Stephens of Andrews she will be listed in Who’s Who of American Women of the South and Southwest. Bransetter earned awards for landscapes still lifes marine life and seascapes and has had two paintings tour Europe with a public relations group. Twenty paintings will be shown in Andrews with additional exhibitions planned in Jemez Spring New Mexico and a later Albuquerque workshop.
The Crossroads coffee house opens next Saturday at 201 NW Broadway in Andrews sponsored by First Baptist Church. It serves young adults Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 to 12 with no cover charge offering live entertainment recreation facilities and a retreat atmosphere aimed at fostering dialogue beyond church. Roy Evans the church youth director says it provides a place to talk and relax with black lights psychedelic posters ping pong games snack bar and a stage area for small performances.
The annual AJRA rodeo kicks off with a 3 30 p m parade from South Main in Andrews, featuring Miss AJRA Ann Miller of Lamesa and rodeo queen Candy Cotten. Over 250 contestants expected. saddle prizes replaced by six sterling buckles for top boy and girl in each age group.
Three deputies uncovered a full cache of stolen Texaco warehouse merchandise near an unused building in Andres. The haul valued at about 500 dollars included 13 tires, four truck tubes, two oil filter cases, and two batteries. The items had not been sold.
Dollar day specials are offered at many Andrews stores on Monday and Tuesday with early summer bargains among the items on sale. The sale runs two days this month as merchants urge customers to shop the first two days of the week and buy items for next year’s school year.
High wind gusts up to 65 mph struck Wednesday night around 11 p.m. causing extensive damage to trees and fruit crops while leaving buildings and roofs largely intact. Residents sought shelter in storm cellars during a tornado alert as power lines incurred minor damage and one line snapped onto a residence.
Students planning to take driver education this summer must report with summer school at 7 30 a m Monday to the Little Theatre as announced by Brodie Hutchinson high school principal. Light rain measured near zero at the airport with similar traces in the city. City trucks cleared streets of fallen limbs and residents looked to salvage a green peach and plum crop from backyards.
Registration is underway at the Andrews municipal pool for summer swim lessons starting June 14. Claude Horton, pool supervisor, handles registration. Sessions run 9 a.m. to noon for thirty minutes each, with instructors Margaret Perry Susan Morgan and Jan Jennings. Second session June 5 July 23 and final July 26 August 13. Cost is 3.50 dollars and a physical checkup is required.
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