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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
1
Report from the past weekend’s party gathering shows Nixon receiving a warm, attentive reception from a large audience of women and attendees while some observers question timing and sincerity. The event featured a long Q&A session with Nixon, interspersed praise for his posture and defense arguments, amid broad crowd reactions and media attention.
Residents endure 100 degree days as Andrews experiences one of its longest heat waves in years. People seek shade and air conditioning, while some adjust attitudes or pace to cope. Local quotes reflect mixed tolerance with plans to buy more cooling, sleep or work at night, and take it easy during peak heat periods.
Fuzzy Knight offered terse reflections ranging from grinning and bearing it to keeping shades down and enjoying a cold spring. He noted sweating it out and mentioned his wife cutting his shirt sleeves, capturing a weather mood in West Texas.
Ground breaking ceremonies for the new high school were held at 10 am Wednesday with many school city county and civic leaders present. School board president Troy Lasater and Supt T A Roach each dug a shovelful of dirt. James Burcham thanked attendees with a closing prayer. Warner Construction Co says 14-15 men will clear brush and prep the site in two weeks. Labor relations look smooth as Andrews remains outside the bricklayers union dispute. Completion aimed for January 1 1962 to allow a move for the second semester of 1961 62.
Over the past eight days Andrews residents consumed an average of 4.18 million gallons daily, a record pace driven by temperatures reaching up to 110 degrees. City manager Marshall Pharr says current facilities could handle about five million gallons daily, though last week’s peak hit 4.64 million.
Andrews has been chosen to host the area champions of the Little League district tournament July 28 at Little League Park. The event follows the area tournament in Goldsmith July 21-22 and precedes a regional meet in Wichita. If Midland enters, a second game may be played July 29. tournament director is Herb Brown with Jake Donaldson assisting.
Andrews residents contributed 26 blankets and $42.45 to local churches for processing and shipping to Chile. Collections were held by Andrews Presbyterian Church Means Memorial Methodist Church First Christian Church and First Baptist Church with a Sunday deadline. Blankets were forwarded to St Louis for Church World Service.
Andrews Police Chief Clinton Dame urged residents not to advertise an empty home during vacations. Stop newspaper deliveries and hold mail or have a neighbor collect it. Notify the post office to hold mail and arrange forwarding only if postage is paid. provide return date. officers will check homes while residents are away.
In a Monday session Judge J. H. Starley presided over ten non jury cases with seven bond forfeitures and Tuesday yielded one jury case. Carl H. McMillan received four years for burglary. William Thompson five years probated for robbery. Rayfield Herrin four years for theft. The jury verdict in Miles H. Martindale case found him guilty of stealing 90 joints of drill pipe, sentenced to two years, and noted he did not personally take the pipe but arranged the sale via Reed Welding Co. He paid $400 for the pipe. defense witnesses vouched for Martindale's character while he admitted some involvement.
A groundswell of September Jubilee planning forms in Andrews for the county’s 50th birthday with committees set, chairmen named, and 50 men underwriting the pageant. John B. Rogers production firm hired for a week long event with an estimated budget around 12000 dollars. 5000 dollars must be pledged first. Notes are only payable if the pageant fails financially, otherwise proceeds retire the notes. Signers include prominent locals at Commercial State Bank and First National Bank.
Andrews County commissioners accepted Hixson Construction Company as the low bidder for remodeling the courthouse. The base bid was 18600 with a 21 day completion, covering juvenile detention ward work, second floor office painting, first floor corridor acoustical tile, and basement Home Demonstration offices. funding from hospital jail improvement bonds.
Two local electrical workers were injured this week in similar incidents. Phillip Glover, 25, of 304 NE 4th, fell from a power pole while adjusting his safety belt after contacting a live wire. Samuel Roy McClain, 28, of 402 NE 1st, suffered minor burns three miles north of Frankel City and was treated at Permian General Hospital.
Roy Minear chairman of the Midland area Oil Information Council told the Downtown Lions Club that reducing the oil and gas depletion allowance would hurt the West Texas economy. He urged constituents to write Congress to preserve the 27 percent depletion and warned that removing this incentive could slow drilling, exploration, and overall economic activity. The ongoing debate in Congress centers on treating depletion as a tax dodge, but Minear compared it to depreciation, a means to recover capital in the industry.
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