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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1963
Page
1
Downpours and flooding affected Terry County as 16 hepatitis cases were reported in six months with a peak in early May. Dr. J. J. James of the South Plains Health Clinic says the disease may have run its course for now and urges continued personal hygiene to prevent a recurrence.
About 130 telephones in the city were out Friday morning, with rural lines down across the county. Major Taylor of General Telephone Company blamed wet cables for city outages and lightning for rural interruptions. Repairs began Wednesday night and will continue around the clock, with Wellman hardest hit.
Severe thunderstorms hit Terry County beginning Wednesday in Needmore with hail and a tornado that damaged farms. The Baumgardner and Miller properties suffered collapsed barns, torn garages, and livestock losses while power lines failed and several structures were wrecked. Ramona Contreras sustained hand injuries from flying glass as the storm ripped through.
Terry County residents with storm and flood damage can qualify for Red Cross disaster assistance. A Red Cross official in Lubbock reported 42 homes heavily damaged and the Brownfield office will run until aid ends. The South Plains Health building site opened at 8 a.m. Saturday to provide food, shelter, repairs, medical care, and basic item replacements after applications and approvals. Cleanup supplies including mops and detergents are available at the disaster office for those in need.
Brownfield High School offers a four week summer session from 8 am to 12 noon five days a week. Courses include driver education English Texas history and government with two hour classes. Students may earn one credit but it does not count toward early graduation. Delwin Webb notes the program aims to help students who failed courses.
At the Northwest Texas Annual Conference in Abilene Dr. Dallas D. Denison will leave his six year post as Brownfield district superintendent to become pastor of First Methodist Church in Sweetwater. The Rev H. Dewitt Seago will replace him as district superintendent. Brownfield attendees included Denison and several pastors and lay leaders. The conference noted a drop in baptisms and total church school membership in a statistical report. County Judge Lawrence presented a new 60 passenger bus to Lydia Patterson Institute president Dr. Roberto Pedraza, a Methodist training school in El Paso.
Max Hamilton warned on Friday that worthless checks will be pursued strictly. Merchants must issue a single notice and charge if not paid within 10 days, with cases forwarded to the county attorney for action.
Two youths pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after a gang fight near the city limits last Tuesday night. Jimmy Price received two months in jail and was ordered to cover medical costs for two injured teens. Ira Kirby was fined $200 with a court test on the same count.
Terry County agent Jim Foy says with storms wiping out most crops, farmers plan a June planting of an early maturing cotton. Extension tests at Texas A&M show open boll percentages, led by Gregg at 91 percent and Lockett 88-A at 84 percent, guiding selections for the new crop.
About 100 people from Brownfield and surrounding areas attended the Hand Brothers Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Day service despite rain and threatening clouds. Gold Star Mothers attended, with Mrs. R. D. Hill traveling from Sundown for the ceremonies at Coleman Park and four cemeteries. 1st Lt. Wayne L. Stork of Reese Air Force Base was guest speaker. Rev. Ed Crow gave the invocation. Corsages went to Gold Star Mothers. Dorothy Gore and Bruce Salmon’s flower girls placed flowers on the miniature grave at Veterans Memorial. Bruce Salmon, VFW commander, directed the ritual with taps by Rocky Ferguson.
First Methodist Church will hold Bible School at 9 a.m. today replacing the usual 10 a.m. start. Pastor Rev. Lloyd Mayhew says worship begins at 10, with the adjusted schedule in effect through the summer. Evening service remains at 1 p.m.
Royc e and Loyd Irvin of Terry County brought in the first truckload of 1963 wheat this week. They farm east of Brownfield near the Tohoka Highway, continuing a 1962 habit. The moisture measured 11.4 and the load weighed 60 pounds per bushel, with a bonuses check from Goodpasture Grain Milling Co. for the first load.
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