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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
1
Officials warn of a looming water shortage as summer approaches and discuss rationing to avoid drinkable supply cuts. Citizens urged to conserve as the city inventories fire plugs and water systems while preparing for potential restrictions.
Parts of Andrews County felt violent weather with several tornadoes near Lubbock on Monday night. Andrews city saw only about 2 inches of rain while Florey ten miles north received one and a half inches. Lightning struck a Union Oil tank battery near Frankel City, blowing up an empty tank before firefighters contained the blaze.
Andrews Amateur Radio Club sets up two large short wave units and multiple mobiles at Florey County Park to contact 300 to 400 stations as part of an annual national field day. about 400 000 operators nationwide participate with Ground Observer Corps Red Cross Civil Defense and police in testing emergency communications.
Mrs J D Perkins 1009 Northwest 8th St winner of 100 in Andrews Bucks at a Saturday drawing closing the third monthly Black Gold Days by the Chamber of Commerce. Second prize 75 went to Mrs G E Oglesby and J C Vincent won 50. ten dollar prizes went to six more residents. Bucks redeemable at 33 local stores. promotion paused in July and to resume in August. drawing required winner be present.
Odessa hosts the regional Junior Olympics Friday and Saturday with about 70 events at School and the Jet Stadium. Top three in each event advance to the San Antonio state meet July 17-18. Read lists of local entrants by age, sex, and event, including Barbara Ashwood, Carol Cure, and others across 11 to 17 year groups.
At a regular meeting, George Green reports five wells drilled by Pete Dixon with three yielding 1200 gpm and two abandoned. City contracts Dixon to drill two more wells, council increases payment per well. Clyde Construction wins 300 ft sewer pipe bid at 3.56 per ft. Fire Marshal and firefighter to Texas A&M school. meter locator purchase planned. Council reviews curb gutter plan and fills Everett Maxwell vacancy. discusses city manager qualifications and salary.
A compensation case and a damage suit were settled out of court as the June term of 109th District Court opened. The compensation case is Joseph Davis versus Safety Casualty Company. A damage suit Daniel Womack versus J W Riley and O R Ogden was settled before trial after a jury was selected. A second damage suit C T Bishop versus Gerald Horn and A A Horn began in Judge G C Olsen's court after jury selection.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Reid traveled to Lawton Oklahoma to bring home their son Jerry who was hospitalized there after an automobile accident on June 13 Jerry sustained a fractured vertebra in a car crash that occurred on a dirt road near Cash The youth remains in a cast for several weeks while recovering.
A 20 year old man, Bill Sellers, survived after contacting a high voltage line 15 miles west of town while removing crows from a nest. He suffered first to third degree burns over his back chest thigh and face and is in good condition at Permian General Hospital. He climbed a power line guy wire during a break from work on a Texaco leased well served by the line.
Ginny Gerber, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gerber, won a major majorette post with the North Texas State College Eagle Band after tryouts on campus. A spring Andrews High School graduate, she led the Junior and High School Mus tang Bands for five years and trained at Woody Woodward Twirling School.
Commercial State Bank stockholders voted to pay a five percent stock dividend at a special meeting Monday afternoon. The dividend will be paid from the bank's undivided profits, said Johnny E. Smith, president of the Board of Directors.
Three weekend traffic mishaps caused damage but no injuries. Roy B Cook and Carol J Clark collided at North Main and Ave B. Cook's car $50 damage, Clark $15, Clark fined for following too close. Dean Willis and Tommy Johnson collided near Northwest 4th. both cars minor damage, Willis fined for no license and negligent collision. Charles B Wright and Harold Wayne Prince collided at Broadway and Main. Prince $200 damage, Wright about $75, Wright fined for failure to yield. Lewis Choate was held for Army authorities for absence without leave.
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