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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1963
Page
1
District Judge Russell Austin faced rapid memory loss after scar tissue from a 1954 neck operation encased an artery to the brain. Dallas doctors removed the tissue restoring blood flow and memory. He warns jurors to keep an eye on memory and be vigilant about health.
In Birmingham a story from Wilbur recounted two Black youths on courthouse steps congratulating progress in Southern integration. A sharper joke followed about electing a U.S. president for white folks, reflecting tense race humor of the era.
The Andrews High School Mustang Band will practice at 5 15 p m Tuesday in the band hall to prepare for the rodeo parade. Band director Bill Green aims for full member attendance for the marching rehearsal.
Jerald Talent a 17 year old Amar es High School senior has been chosen as local representative to the United Nations Pilgrimage for youth. Andrews Lodge 91 IOOF selected him to join 37 youths from the state June 22. They will travel by chartered bus from Dallas to New York City for a six day program visiting the UN and embassies. The group will also visit Washington Philadelphia Valley Forge Gettysburg and Baltimore with stops at Fort McHenry and the IOOF Grand Lodge in Baltimore.
Forty five prospective jurors called for 9 30 a m Tuesday to hear 15 civil cases in the 109th District Court. Judge C V Milburn of Odessa will preside to ease Andrews Court load with five damage suits and ten compensation cases on the docket.
A third pay zone is indicated at the Ellenburger unit 28 miles southwest of Andrews Texas by Socony Mobil Oil No. 1 4 Cowden. The well flowed oil and gas from Devonian and Fusselman formations with a 1 hour drillstem test showing gas in 40 minutes and oil in 44 gravity with a 1 400 foot water cushion. Initial and final shutin pressures ranged from 4 165 to 4 100 pounds. The prospector continues drilling.
Drilling results at several local wildcat sites near Andrews include the Jocelyn Varn No 1 University State reaching 11,663 feet with a show of gas and a 390 feet gas recovery in the drill pipe. Fusselman and Devonian zones yielded oil and gas shows during two hour tests. Cabot Corp No 11 University logs electric readings while Pan American No 2 DW University continues drilling below 5,430 feet.
May juvenile referrals rose to eight from four in April and March, with February at five cases. Eight youths involved, equally split by gender, all unofficial and handled by the county probation officer. Four detained overnight. truancy, running away, liquor and drug violations, and vagrancy present.
A weather front brought rain to Andrews County Friday evening with a vivid electrical display. The western county received about .7 inches, southwestern parts reporting .8 inches, northern and western areas around .5 inches, and an earlier sprinkle at 3:30 p.m. No wind or hail damage was reported from either cloud.
Andrews launches a seven week city county recreation program with four playgrounds at Devonian San Andres and Underwood Elementary Schools and a youth center. The schedule runs 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 4 pm daily with activities including archery arts crafts tap and ballet and more. Archery arts and crafts and tap and ballet will occur at each site at least weekly.
Sheriff Paul Cumbie reported May crime trends in Andrews County with five break ins at businesses and five thefts of oil field equipment. Ten theft complaints from residents and parked cars were filed, eight worthless check arrests yielded 564 dollars recovered. Drunken arrests rose to 39 with seven minors, and 62 of 70 arrestees were jailed for 151 days. 19 traffic accidents noted.
Bill Thomas of the Chamber of Commerce announced a special freight service for Andrews merchants. The program, starting June 18, will ship goods from the Dallas Fort Worth area with orders placed by noon the previous day arriving in Andrews by noon the next day. The plan arose from an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and Curry and Sunset Motor Freight Lines, with three representatives securing over 100 requests this week.
Four baseball games are set Monday through Friday as part of the school summer program. The two local teams join the Sandhills Teenage League with Kermit and Wink. The schedule also begins five other program phases including tennis swimming golf volleyball and physical fitness led by coaches including Pete Smith Sam Gantt and Dub Warden.
The rodeo week begins Thursday with a parade down Main Street at 3 p m. Groups assemble at 2 30 p m at South Main and Avenue E with walking units on the west and riding units on the east. Parade ends at North Main and Avenue I. Organizers invite groups via Andrews Chamber of Commerce. Five sheriff posses two bands and rodeo officials participate. A barbecue for visiting posses and a trophy for the best visiting riding unit are planned. Gene Irwin and Harold McCullough marshal the event. The three day Junior Rodeo begins Thursday night.
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