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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
1
The Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector announces Saturday hours to handle vehicle registrations. With less than half of passenger cars registered and a license deadline at midnight Monday, the office will operate on a regular eight hour schedule this Saturday.
Classroom instruction runs April 16 to May 13 at Brownfield High School with Charlie Reese as instructor. Classes meet 4 5 30 p.m. Monday through Friday, for students age 15 by April 16 with a $30 registration due on day one. Behind the wheel will occur in summer, not interfering with summer school. Union Wellman and Meadow district students may enroll if their schools lack programs. In county licensing news, about 3 500 passenger plates have sold with 6 000 automobiles and 1 780 commercial trucks plus 1 280 farm trucks needing registration. Akers urged early plate purchases to avoid lines. checks not accepted. New plate slogans promote HemisFair and Texas tourism. state law limits apply. Last year’s registrations included 144 farm tractors, five farm truck tractors, 975 trailers, 58 house trailers, and 139 motorcycles.
Lanny Webb, president of the Terry County American Cancer Society unit, appeals for additional volunteers for the 1968 Crusade. A Monday meeting at the South Plains Health Unit drew three workers. Webb thanks attendees and urges more help. A new training kit, Lawrence Welk's All Star Crusade Kit, will aid house-to-house education and fund-raising efforts.
Final day for registration in the Terry County Little League is April 1 per president Eddie Rowe. Registration forms are available at the Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, 221 Lubbock Road, with completed forms due to the Chamber, Fred Harwell at Pioneer Natural Gas, or his home after 5 PM. Try-outs run April 1 to April 5 to compile rosters and draft lists.
Jack Greenfield was installed as president by outgoing president Lanny Webb. Dennis McCutcheon and Wayland Sealy were named first and second vice presidents, with Jim Hensley as secretary, Paul Qualls treasurer and Neal Dennis director. Webb awarded Spokes and Sparkplug plaques to multiple members and announced a golf tournament at Brownfield Country Club this Saturday.
In February Brownfield recorded 22 births, evenly split with 11 boys and 11 girls, bringing the year’s total to 61 births—32 girls and 29 boys. Six deaths occurred in February, totaling 17 for the year, with four due to heart disease, one to pneumonia, and one to cancer.
John Kendrick president of Water Inc addressed about 300 at New Mexico State University on the need to import water to West Texas and New Mexico. He cited High Plains annual irrigation needs around 15.1 million acre feet by 2020 and current use near five million acre feet, urging progress despite engineering and people challenges.
Terry County Commissioners met at 10 a.m. to address court business and adjourn at 10:30 a.m. County Judge W T McKinney presided. The court approved purchasing 40 stub boxes for 5 dollars each to accompany 32 sets of election boxes. They also approved a 5000 dollar bond for Judy Rowe Sherrod and transferred 64000 dollars from the Road and Bridge fund to precincts, each receiving 16000 dollars. A regional planning meeting was set in Lubbock for Friday at 9 a.m. with attendance urged. McKinney updated on the South Plains Health Unit. Participants included J O Burnett, L D Bailey, E S Tankersley, Wayne Mullins, H B Settle and Gerald Beavers.
Brownfield High School DECA celebrated its 20th annual banquet at the Brownfield Country Club honoring 23 local employers linked with student on the job training. Bill Boen and Carol Tucker were named outstanding DE students. Milton Bayer, W.W. Swaringen, Woody's Enco, and Jake Gore received outstanding employer honors.
Terry County Civil Defense director Lewis Simmonds presented a 15 minute color film titled Tornado showing the dangers of twisters and safety steps. The program explained warning signals and urged local citizens to know the April to June tornado season and safety measures. Jake Fulford gave the invocation and Melton Stewart led the pledge.
ASCS will begin accepting crop measuring applications for cotton, feed grains, and diverted acres starting April 1 at the local office. The service costs 10 dollars per farm plus 7 cents per acre, with mail notification and options to adjust excess or deficient acres before certification. Peanut acreage allotment transfers for 1968 must be in by end of business April 1 or postmarked that date. cost-sharing for summer cover crops begins April 8 on a first come basis to prevent erosion and weed spread.
Six directors and five guests met at the Terry County Chamber of Commerce to discuss site plans for a new hospital. A motion to designate the Coleman Park adjacent site, totaling 24 acres including Homer Nelson and C B Knox land, passed unanimously. Bond election judges were appointed with party-balanced representation.
Students will hear a narcotics program at Brownfield High School today at 1 10 p m. Sheriff Homer Parker cites a qualified speaker who recently left county jail after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of minors and possession of narcotic paraphernalia. Brimm pled guilty to the charges and was given a penalty.
Brimm, age 30, serving probation after a 10 year prison sentence, plans talks with Sheriff Parker to describe life as an addict. He presented a similar program at Meadow High and Union High, inviting the public to attend and hear his experiences.
Millie Ragsdale RN is appointed County Health Nurse effective March 25 to replace Helen Brown who moves to Levelland. She worked nine years at Brownfield General Hospital as head nurse of the day shift and trained in Puerto Rico. She and her husband, with two daughters Denise and Donna Lynn, reside locally.
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