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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1960
Page
1
The eighth annual Terry Soil Conservation District report for 1960 notes that basic soil and water conservation plans operate on 167 280 acres of farm and ranch land in Terry. The document, released last week, covers 259 495 acres under agreement and lists 774 cooperators.
The report notes 12 Great Plains Conservation contracts this year and 40 total in Terry with 21 598 acres under GPC. TSCD is run by five Terry landowner supervisors including Bruce C Zorns James Thurman RJ Purtell C E Hicks and Lewis M Waters.
Official 1960 census data released by the U S Department of Commerce show Brownfield population at 10 286 and Terry County at 16 286 up from 1950 counts of 6 161 and 13 107. Urban share is 63 2 percent with Meadow listed at 484. winners of the News Out guess Uncle Sam contest receive $50 bonds.
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce will elect a new president and vice president at the Jan 4 meeting of its 21 directors. The slate will replace O R Douglas and Paul Farrar. Two executive-board members also will be chosen. The article notes plans to enlarge and beautify the Jaycee barn at The Rodeo Arena to house the junior chamber livestock show, funded by county commissioners with rental fees expected to offset construction costs. Estimated cost about 11000.
GenTel crews battled cold and ice to restore service with 20,000 pounds of copper wire being flown to Hobbs. Exchanges at Lovington Eunice Jal and Tatum were isolated as repairs continued through Friday and Saturday.
Digger Morton of 1205 East Hester set a new three game classic record with 255 232 232 totaling 719 at Sands Bowling Lane. He previously tied the high mark Wednesday by a 277 in league play with nine straight strikes and a seven spare for Griff V-5.
Terry County farmers vote Tuesday on whether marketing quotas will apply to the 1961 cotton crop. Eight polling sites open 8 am to 6 pm, with eligibility extended to growers and their spouses. Quotas require two thirds approval. even if rejected, acreage allotment affects price support rates.
Funeral services were held in Lubbock at 2 p.m. Friday for Mrs. Sarah Ayers 80 mother of Cecil Ayers of 1016 East Oak. She died at 9 30 p.m. Wednesday in a Lubbock hospital after living in Lubbock since 1945 when she and her husband moved there from Shallowater.
The article describes a love story between Joseph and Mary and God’s care for humanity. George Corsell of The Associated Press writes the second of five pieces forecasting events leading to the first Christmas, with further installments through December 25.
Weather permitting the Junior Chamber of Commerce turkey shoot begins at 1 p.m. today with Jim Nelson as project chairman urging marksmen to win a ham or a turkey. Location is north of Terry County Karts on Lubbock Highway.
A December session of the Four County Agriculture Workers will convene at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the Brownfield High School cafeteria. The program is arranged by Calvin Holcomb of Seminole, Gaines County agent.
A 16 year old, Jeff Lester, receiving medical care at Terry County Hospital after a sleigh struck a rock at Terry County Park. He needed 16 stitches to close a deep chin cut but is reportedly recovering at home with his parents, Mr and Mrs Jeff Lester.
Brownfield residents will pay a reduced fire insurance rate for 12 months, dropping from 36 cents to 33 cents per $100 of coverage. David Nicholson of the Brownfield Association of Insurance Agents announced the cut, citing support from the volunteer fire department and city, plus a new siren in the southeast. The Texas Insurance Commission sets the rate, which covers all dwellings and business properties. El Paso and San Antonio have the lowest nine cents.
Department of Commerce data show 970 workers employed in Terry County in 1953 in retail and service industries, up 11.3 percent from 1954. Payroll totaled 2.64 million, with 2.271 million to retail and 369 thousand to service workers, a 36.2 percent rise from 1954. The report notes broader national and regional gains and predicts service employment will outpace production sectors as technology and living standards improve.
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