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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1963
Page
1
In This Corner columnist Jerry Jackson riffs on Pavlovian reflexes and September car fever. He muses on buying limits, teases Ford and Chevy pride, and spots Charles Paul and Charles Darwin comparing new Ford models with Carnations at a local showroom.
Approximately 3,800 tax notices were mailed to city residents with 7,756 taxable items. Payments eligible for discounts in October and November. December offers a smaller discount. After January 194, penalties apply. owners must render property by January 1. Cars are taxable. penalties cannot be waived. foreclosure possible for nonpayment.
The Three County Singing convention meets at 2 p.m. today at Sage Terrace Baptist Church for the regular song fest. Special numbers include quartets from visiting towns. The public is invited to attend.
Dr Joel C Morris will associate with Dr Wayne C Hill at 306 West Main Brownfield starting October 1 bringing 24 years in medicine focused on surgery and gynecology He formerly served on Knoxville area hospital staffs and relocates seeking a milder climate He and his wife Mildred reside at 4002 F Cardwell and he holds memberships in multiple medical societies and the Masonic Lodge.
Brownfield police investigate a burglary at Fraier's Grocery and Statw Here with an $80 silver haul plus coins and a pocket watch. Also stolen from T A Dubose residence were a $30 clock radio and a $48 .22 rifle. A 1963 Chevrolet pickup collided with a South Plains Ready Mix truck causing about $75 damage. Four other noninjury crashes were reported.
Western film comedian Smiley Burnette will perform three free shows on the courthouse square in Brownfield on Saturday October 5 from 9 to 12 AM. He will sign autographs and pose for photos between acts. Burnette, known as Frog in Gene Autry movies, also appears on CBS TV in Petticoat Junction as Charley Pratt.
Frank Molina Jr. 25 suffered severe burns Thursday when gasoline ignited while he helped change a fuel tank beneath a 1964 pickup at Charles Pai Chevrolet used car lot. He escaped flames, was hospitalized at Brownfield General, and underwent surgery. doctors report progress. City firefighters assisted.
Joseph I. Chastain president of Lint Department Stores, Inc. will attend a 2 to 5 p.m. open house today with his wife and Lintz executives to mark the formal Monday opening of Brownfield's newest department store Linta's. The store features Smiling Service with familiar brand labels across departments for men women children and accessories plus a convenient charge account. The Brownfield expansion comes as Lintz marks its 59th anniversary and signals growth in a key Texas market.
Dr Gordon R Bennett president of McMurry College will be guest speaker at a morning worship service at First Methodist Church today Services begin at 1055 am Bennett a Stamford native and alumnus of Baylor University Hardin Simmons University Texas Tech and La Salle Extension University He has held civic posts including Hamlin Lions Club and Hamlin Chamber of Commerce and will be a delegate to the 1964 General Conference in Pittsburgh Pa
The adult civil defense education course begins Tuesday at 4 PM in Brownfield High School, running 4 to 6 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays for six meetings. It covers fallout safety nuclear weapon protection and decontamination with a one hour telecast each session. Certificates on completion. Oak Grove Elementary principal William Malcolm leads the classes. Local defense director Lewis Simmonds invites interested adults at 312 S. 2nd telephone 637 4192.
Lions Club members reviewed self evaluation forms and set the day program. Perry Bear led the session at the Party House as names were cited for perfect attendance and future events announced by President Billie Moore.
Members of the advanced gifts division of the 1962 United Fund campaign will meet for breakfast at 7 am Tuesday in the Westerner with KR L Hansen presiding. About 90 workers have been selected to work in this special fundraising effort. The committee has two weeks before the general drive begins October 14. Leonard Filington is general campaign chairman with Jake Fulford Joe Ed Sullivan Luther Reynolds and Jim Cherry heading other committees. The goal is $25,295 to be shared by 12 agencies. Organizations receiving assistance include Boy Scouts of America Caprock Girl Scout Council Salvation Army American Red Cross Terry County Polio Fund Fellows Fund Terry County Society for Crippled Children and Adults West Texas Boys Ranch USC Volunteers of America Fort Worth Tex Rehabilitation Center of Gonzalez and Girls Town US.
The Brownfield cotton classing office of the U S Department of Agriculture begins operations Monday September 30 serving farmers in Gaines Terry and Yoakum counties. Wilbur L Reeves in charge returns for a seventh AMS season with capacity to class about 5000 samples daily during peak ginning time. Last year the office classed 266399 samples under the Smith Doxey program.
Mike Liles has joined Hackney and Crawford after Baylor Law School graduation in May. The La Marque native, 23, married to Linda Chalker of Abilene, resides at 1109 S. Lons and attends First Baptist Church. He earned a Baylor undergraduate degree in 1961 and is a member of the Brownfield Optimist Club.
Larry Morton will appear as third vice president on the ballot for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. He chairs the constitution and bus laws committee and represents Colonial Heights Elementary School. Morton traveled to Dallas for an executive board meeting where his name was discussed.
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