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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
3
Brownfield Cubs aim for first win of the season facing Levelland Lobos in a Class AAA non-district game at Cub Gym after a 74 37 defeat earlier in the Plainview Tournament. Spears Vernon top scoring with 20 each as Jennings adds 26.
Brownfield sixth graders led by Bobby Bell and tied with Seminole’s Price with 12 points each, but fall 41 to 35. Both teams schedule another game Monday in Cub Gym at Trownfield. halftime was 5 poom with cold start in first half.
The USDA Cotton Classing Office in Brownford reports season to date classing volume at 134273 samples, down from 146272 at the same date last year. Reeves cites a daily average near 6006 samples and notes classing about one and a half days behind receipts. predominant grades include 36 percent Strict Low Muddling and 20 percent Strict Low Middling Light Spotted. Staple lengths 21 percent 29/32 inch and 75 percent 15/16 inch. There is a rise in waste cotton last week and microwave readings show 12 percent in 2729, 6 percent in 3.0-3.4, and 24 percent in 3549.
Ford Motor Company receives NASCAR's 1963 Achievement Award in Detroit at the Detroit Athletic Club. Charlies H Patterson accepts on behalf of Ford from Bull France and Jaytona International Speedway president. France hails Ford's engineering feat delivering performance reliability durability and safety globally.
Bob Brummial of Southwestern Public Service in Lubbock is appointed district 4 savings bonds chairman by Ed Gossett of the Texas Savings Bonds committee. A Navy World War II veteran and Lubbock resident, Brummial is active in the Rotary Club Symphony Orchestra board, Boy Scouts executive board, and the Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee. He will lead and supervise volunteers across Cochran Crosby Dickenson Garza Hockley Kent King Lubbock Lynn Stonewall Terry Yoakum counties.
Five area Pioneer Natural Gas workers will receive service awards at a 7 30 p m dinner at Brownfield Country Club. Recipients include A Richardson Brownfield 26 years R Harvick Tohoka 15 years J Childers Lamesa K Dever Seminole and R Maxwell Homman 16 years. The event is one of nine across the Pioneer system honoring 133 employees with a total of 1655 years of service.
A fresh grapefruit first course benefits from chilling the fruit briefly then restoring warmth. Prepare the fruit ahead and refrigerate but do not serve it ice cold to preserve its flavor and balance.
Brownfield's tennis program has expanded from eight to 36 players amid improvements. Harold Andrews reports a pumice blocked ping wall at Brownfield High, new nets and backstops at junior high, and a portable ball serving machine. Two courts were added in Coleman Park, with plans for a summer program and two players entering Sun Bowl Tennis in El Paso December 27 to 29: Nancy Benson in girls singles and Rickie Smith in boys singles.
Brownfield seventh graders rallied from early losses to defeat Seminole 42 36. They had earlier fallen to Levelland 15 17 and Plains 27 33. Brownfield eighth graders won two of three games in the campaign with wins over Levelland and Seminole and a loss to Plains 23 49.
Brownfield B Cubs beat Snyder B 45 to 44 for the consolation crown in the Snyder PB Team Tournament. Buzz Timmons and David Bentley led 12 and 11 points with a late surge after an 8 17 first period deficit, while Rorinie Detrich led scoring for Snyder. Bentley earned all tournament honors as the Cubs improve to 3 2 on the season and set next action against Levelland B at Cub Gym.
Meadow Bronchos, a Class B powerhouse, defeated Seagraves 47 41 on Tuesday night to claim a fourth win of the season led by Bill Sturdivant with 17 points. Chester Payne scored 16 for Seagraves, while Paul Pendergrast netted 29 for Meadow. A preliminary B team game went Seagraves’ way 61 46 as Kenny Cullum scored 25.
Nine charter members of the Indepen ment Garage Owners of America Inc were inducted during a meeting at Bill s Body and Glass Shop. Roy Ervin and John Benson head the list with Cecil Rivera, Dwane Galloway, Bill Davis and others. Davis elected president. Timmons vice president. Reed secretary treasurer. Benson and Ervin state directors.
For the week ending December 7 1963 the Santa Fe system moved 31 357 carloads. On line loadings reached 21 206 while connections delivered 10 151 cars. This compares with 32 770 carloads and 20 965 on line loadings plus 11 805 connections a year earlier and 29 227 carloads in the preceding week of this year.
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