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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1963
Page
2
Brownfield and Terry County close 1962 on solid economic footing with bank deposits near peak levels, rising utility meters, and a growing school enrollment. Cotton output trails 1961 but remains strong while building and transit infrastructure expand, boosting local activity and population estimates around 10,750.
Terry County Community Chest caps a three year effort by reaching its 1962 63 campaign goal of 25302. Volunteers and officers note late gifts welcome and announce full agency allotments with divisions meeting or exceeding targets. Agencies include Boy Scouts Salvation Army Red Cross Girl Scouts and more totalling the budgeted amounts.
Civil Defense left three fallout shelter markers on the Post Office courthouse and Discount Shoe Store. Officials planned talks on home shelters and a Civil Defense training course while bank deposits in Texas reached record levels as year end reports adjusted dates.
I D Brown 41 was charged with destruction of private property after pouring sand and water into a car gas tank owned by Frances Finnen. Police found a tank filled with sand and water and vandalized residence, with window screens torn and pillows slashed. The case ties to other vandalism, theft, and vehicle damage reports in Brownfield and nearby areas.
The Texas Animal Health Commission in Austin announced Terry County is certified as a modified brucellosis area in a news release. The designation reflects ongoing livestock health surveillance and disease control measures in the region.
The old Brownfield Mercantile Co building at 121 S Sixth on the square is marked for progress. Rebuilt in 1913 by Dock Powell and H R Banowsky after a 1904 fire, it served pioneer traders from Loving ton and Tatum N M. The Brownfield Masonic Lodge used the second floor since 1954, with records rebuilt after the fire.
Carl J. Childers Jr., architect and fallout shelter analyst from Lubbock, will discuss fallout dangers and home protection methods at a Tuesday 7 p.m. lecture in the Party House. Civil Defense Director Lewis Simmonds announced the open event and urged public attendance. He will use slides to show protection techniques learned under the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization.
The USDA Classing Office in Brownfield reports an average of about 2,500 cotton samples per day through Tuesday night. By then 252,670 samples had been classed from Terry Gaines and Yoakum counties. Prices on the Lubbock market for leading qualities are listed with grades and cts per pound.
Brownfield School Board finalizes plans for a two story 18 000 square foot high school annex with 12 classrooms and six auto stalls. Bids will be received January 30 at 3 pm. A fallout shelter training course may be sponsored by the district through the Texas Education Agency.
The 1963 Brownfield Boys Club fund drive announced Tuesday morning with Monroe Clayton and Richard Prigmore as advanced gifts co chairs Charles Darwin to head the 500 Club James Evans heads general solicitations Jake Garon heads employee division and Dean Murphy is treasurer Each board member will supervise three solicitors The kickoff lunch is Tuesday at noon in the Party House and the drive follows the Community Chest decision to avoid direct competition The campaign funds support the local agency spending 99 percent of its budget in Brownfield.
Leonard M. Ellington, vice president and trust officer, elected to the board of directors of First National Bank. Announcement by W. B. Tudor at the shareholders meeting notes year end growth. Ellington has worked at the bank since 1951 and is active in church, Rotary, and local affairs.
The first sandstorm of the season swept into Brownfield at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, driven by a 30 mph norther with gusts to 35. A low pressure system north of the Panhandle caused the wind and colder weather is forecast with possible snow and temperatures down to 24 degrees later in the week.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Brownfield Funeral Home for Ava Hutchison 66 who died Tuesday afternoon at Brownfield General Hospital after a long illness. A Brownfield resident for many years she lived at 517 North Fifth and was predeceased by her husband.
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