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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
1
New York special to the index reports Childress County women declared extra baby dividends during 1955 to 1960. Census Bureau data show a fertility ratio of 447 under five per 1000 women 15 to 49, indicating larger families and offsetting home and merchant demand.
Amarillo legislator Ted Springer says his vote against the 2 percent sales tax cost him his linotype operator job at the Amarillo Globe-News. Publisher S. B. Whittenburg says the firing was for resigning policy unrelated to his vote. The policy requires employees seeking public office to resign. Springer had been on leave from 1945 to serve in the Texas House since 1956.
About 10 to 15 farmers report heavy damage to cotton from flea hoppers. County Agent Chile Smith warns to inspect crops immediately. Late planted cotton shows thrips damage in several communities, with Tell area noting slowed growth. Some bollworm and weevil eggs found, he adds.
M. K. Wilcoxson was named Representative for the District Governor of Rotary International for the area. He will assume duties July 1 when L. E. Patterson of Midland becomes District Governor. Wilcoxson will serve clubs in Childress Memphis Wellington and Shamrock.
The Equalization Tax Board for the city of Childress will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday for conferences with taxpayers facing raised valuations. Changes have been made in valuations. C. E. Richardson chairs the board with members Frank Douglas and Fletcher Carter. Cecil Graham is an alternate.
City Manager Louis Sally leads Fort Worth officials Paul Ord Charles Mack and Mike Wilson to meet FAA representatives seeking Civil Defense information. The group will return Monday.
A Costa Rican steamer carrying a 10 man delegation of invasion prisoners docked at Key West greeting crowds as they sought talks to free 1 214 inmates from the April invasion. Castro's shifting demands and the broken talks left no formal negotiating committee in place and relatives rushed to the scene.
The Home Show committee invites sponsors, judges, handlers, and riders who took part in the Pony Express Race to a 9 p.m. dinner Thursday. Honorees include riders Kathy Rascoe and Mary Ann Townsend, team winners, and Dave Ricks Duke Holland as alternates, alongside judges Bill Ross Kent Rasberry.
State Senator Andy Rogers will join a Channel 10 Amarillo program from 9 to 10 p.m. Thursday. The taped segment, with News Director Ralph Wayne and Area News Director Joe Gaston, features about a dozen participants discussing the upcoming Legislature special session and Texas tax problems. Wayne called the program crucial, cancelling network air time for prime time.
M. C. Channarajars of India, a county agent, will visit with county agent Chile Smith today. They plan to travel to Ochiltree County for several days to discuss farming methods and crops. Channarajars is in Texas for six months, stationed at Comanche County.
Secretary of State Rusk and Kennedy disarmament adviser McCloy briefed British British ambassador Caccia French diplomat Alphand Italian envoy Fenoaltea and Canada’s Rae on Moscow seeking substantive talks with the United States alone The talks followed Valerian Zorin’s remarks that bilateral talks might proceed on points of disagreement despite prior multilateral ground rules The U S views the tactic as propaganda to shift blame for stalled disarmament talks amid Berlin tensions and Berlin crisis
President Kennedy cleared the way for a federal back-to-work order in the crippling maritime strike by asking agencies to decide on invoking the Taft Hartley Act. A court order could halt 75,000 seamen for 80 days while a permanent settlement is sought. Federal mediators in New York pursue an end to the deadlock as shipowners and the NMU clash over foreign flag ships and proposed wage increases.
A new Air Force Reserve unit the 9416th Recovery Squadron is planned for Childress within a 90 mile radius. Col James E E Ragsdale says paid posts exist in 11 career fields with two training days monthly and a two week annual active duty tour.
The Greenbelt Bowl rosters are final with 44 players for East and West squads. Three additions stake guard Mickie D Montgomery Lit tlefield 19 West. Lynn Marcy Amarillo West fullback. Phillip T Petty Rotan center East. All-District and All-Area honors noted for Petty.
The FAA Station at the air field recorded .02 of an inch of rain early Saturday morning. Rain fell from 2 40 a.m. to 4 40 a.m. Downtown Childress received a trace of moisture as light rain began again by Saturday night press time.
A Social Security representative will meet people at City Hall in Childress each Thursday. Hal Geldon, Amarillo District office manager, said the move from the Courthouse to City Hall avoids stairs and offers more privacy for discussions. The change followed a City Council action at its last meeting.
The Leonard E. V. Perkins No. 1A well test, located 1 820 feet south of the QO producer on J. T. Perkins land, is expected to complete spudding Monday. Casing will be set and the drilling rig moved in for further drilling.
Childress school teachers were among 845 in 142 districts taking the Civil Defense Adult Education course started June 20, 1959. The 12 hour program, aided by the Texas Education Agency, aims to boost survival skills for individuals and communities and has spurred local civil defense planning and student interest in safety.
County Agent Chile Smith reports 176 cattle herds tested by 4 p.m. Friday in Childress County, totaling over 3,200 cattle. Testing continues Monday until all county herds are tested amid cooperative cattlemen effort.
Severe storms hit North Texas causing one death from lightning in Farmers Branch and a tornado near Denison. A 120 mile wide band from Clayton New Mexico to Childress Texas saw large hail and high winds with a second forecast extending from Amarillo to Mineral Wells. Scattered thundershowers were forecast statewide through Sunday as the storm system moved east.
The Texas Poll finds three-fourths of adults undecided on a 1962 governor race. Price Daniel leads as the most popular option if a fourth term is not sought, with 21 percent as first choice after aided recall. Other names receive minimal support and 76 percent abstain.
In a 1961 hospital ward scene, Brown regains consciousness after surgery as fellow patients joke about reopenings and missing items. A surgeon questions a nurse about a hat, triggering Brown to faint, while staff speculate on the gory mishaps and mislaid instruments.
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