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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
7
Americans grow cautiously optimistic as inflation slows to 3.5 percent, yet the era of eroding purchasing power continues. Martin Gainsburgh warns that at 3 percent inflation dollars lose value in 24 years, making traditional savings and insurance purchase costs and future payouts effectively lower in real terms.
The program lists events for the Greenbelt Bowl Classic including queen nominee registration at City Auditorium Fair Park, a hospitality picnic at Rotary Bowl, a queen contest at First National Bank Portico, and a 4 pm parade. Trophies for Outstanding Backfield and Lineman are funded by Gay's Cafe and First State Bank.
Florence Gaffney a homemaker and school bus driver has flown to Atlanta and driven a new Coast Cities truck back to Neptune City along with another stretch from Bangor Maine to town She learned from male drivers how to use the auxiliary gas tank and handled a double gear shift while two fellow Coast Cities drivers Helen Haege and Frances Lambertson joined a factory to town convoy under male driver leadership.
All local girls under 12 are invited to Art in the Park on Wednesday at the Rotary Bowl Fair Park. Sponsored by Norvensex Council of Girl Scouts, nonmembers welcome with Brownies and Junior Scouts urged to attend. Free event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. bring lunch and drink. Cadette Troop 110 will teach arts and crafts under Mrs. Joe Gaines from Wichita Falls. Aluminum canoes outsell all others by five to one.
Franklin M. Kreml president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association urged highway safety officials to tie driver licensing to driving ability at a Transpor 72 conference. The AP report notes his call for standards to match skills with licensing categories.
Mrs. Haege stated that their confidence came from traveling with seasoned drivers who eliminated fears of mechanical issues during the journey.
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