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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1959
Page
1
Readers urge approval of a home rule charter arguing it consolidates power in a unified city government, enables long term planning, and creates a professional manager to oversee finances and services. Supporters say it lowers costs, improves efficiency, and keeps citizens in control through recalls and elections.
Qualified voters of Andrews will decide if the city adopts a home rule charter or remains under state general laws. The measure would establish a council manager government with a mayor five councilmen a city manager recall initiative referendum and expanded powers for annexation zoning planning and bonds. Walton Creech is election judge and polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at city hall.
Four Andrews residents were injured when a pickup crashed on a rain slick highway five miles south of town at about 8 30 Wednesday night. W G Thomas 45 suffered a fractured hip four left ribs and multiple cuts on his left arm. Gene Pepper 25 had a severe cut and multiple abrasions. C A Billman 42 had a scalp and eyelid laceration plus a sprained ankle and shoulder. Otis Larry Williamson 21 was treated and released from hospital.
The board accepted S A White of Abilene to erect a 30 by 66 square foot chamber building west of the First Baptist Church and rent it to the chamber for 125 dollars per month. Construction will be bid next week with start within three weeks. Plans by Martin and Lemmon call for a concrete steel brick trim building with lobby offices a Jaycees office a work room a 60 seat board room and on site parking. Estimated cost is 15000 dollars.
A joint meeting of the hospital board and the commissioners court was held Friday to view preliminary plans for a new hospital. Architects Martin and Lemmon and consultants will present detailed plans on Wednesday June 24. The date was set after a court meeting with Hospital Board Chairman Bill Young and the architects.
Four Kentucky boys aged 18 to 21 were arrested near Frankel City after a routine car stop revealed a stolen vehicle. They confessed to four break ins from Campbell Kentucky to Sweetwater Texas including a Campbell grocery, a Coleman Texas cafe, and a Sweetwater filling station and grocery. Suspects Roscoe Cundiff 21 Charles Cothern 19 Peralis Brown 19 Ronnie Water 18 held in county jail awaiting Coleman authorities arraignment.
City wrecks eased to 11 in May from about 15 per month in the prior two months, according to a monthly activity report by Chief of Police Clinton Dame. May also saw 11 additional traffic tickets issued and revenues rise by 167.92 dollars over April's 1,202.83 for court.
The chamber of commerce endorses the proposed home rule charter in Andrews. President John Stubbs cites long range planning and progress, urging citizens to vote for the charter in Tuesday’s election.
The Sheriff's Office monthly report shows May arrests at 70, led by 25 drunkenness cases. Disorderly conduct was second, with forgery liquor violations and DWI three each. aggravated assault and related charges two each. Currency valued at 124 dollars was stolen, 22 recovered, with single arrests for several minor offenses noted.
Sixteen year old Jan Moore of 700 N E 8th has signed a one year contract with Todd Recordings New York to record and distribute her hits Play It Cool and Re Assure Me Appearances include East Texas stops and a Louisiana Hayride show in Shreveport The contract requires all recordings in New York and may extend for another year after expiry She is set to tour the southern states with her mother after finishing a music camp at Eastern New Mexico University where she attends as a sophomore this coming year.
A portion of the loot from Smith's Drug burglary was found two miles west of town on Eunice Highway. Checks and three of four money bags with charge tickets were recovered from a ditch after water from Wednesday night’s rain. The store was entered after hours by removing bolts on a back door. $467 in loot was taken and no other items are missing.
The Navajo Freight Lines board meeting heard three applications to expand freight routes from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth area. Extensions would add New Mexico Hobbs to Roswell to Clines Corner, Texas Seminole to Dallas and Lamesa to Andrews, plus a Stateline Hobbs to Seminole permit. The chamber endorsed Hobbs Seminole and New Mexico extensions. Merchants Fast Freight previously won overnight service approval into Andrews.
Two wrecks were reported in the latter part of the week with one person injured and about 1400 dollars in damage. The accident at 9 25 a m Thursday occurred at the intersection of N Main and 13th Street. See ONE INJURED Page 8.
A Q and A from Andrews residents questions the tax powers nuisance rules and street paving under a home rule charter. It explains city council control, clerk functions, elections, and potential manager oversight with emphasis on existing authority and future changes.
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