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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1973
Page
2
In a plainspoken call for candor, the writer pleads for leaders to admit errors. He cites Kissinger, Congress, and the President, arguing for straightforward honesty about failures in policy including Indochina and Watergate. The piece urges uncomplication and accountability.
The Texas Legislature wrapped a record 9.7 billion tax free budget as adjournment came. major reforms passed in auto insurance rate measures and a century-first penal code revision while school finance reform was deferred. Newsmen's privilege failed in conference. ethics and pay raises loomed. Exxon royalty gas suit seeks market value. veterans land loan program may expand with a new amendment. Texas Supreme Court upholds campaign contribution penalties.
National and state coverage note Hill warns of budget ethics issues urges corrections and passage of constitutional bill. It cites HB 311 killed in Senate and questions on beer distribution laws. Commentary contrasts Truman and Nixon rhetoric with Watergate folly and calls for accountability and candor.
Miss Judy Chiles bride elect for Guy Edmonson received multiple courtesy calls. Royce Meyers named chief physical therapist at Hendricks Memorial Hospital Abilene. his parents are Mr and Mrs. Clarence Meyers. Groundbreaking for Lamesa Boys Club at N 7th and Main reported by Ray Taylor, whose parents are Mr and Mrs Owen C Taylor. Sr. Ray chosen freshman class favorite at Fort Worth school. Lamesa Lobos folded due to weather and attendance per Harold Webb owner-manager. Junior-Senior banquet at First Methodist Church with Jimmie Stanfield as toastmaster. Weldon Bratcher and W.R. Hakes gave senior responses. Neema Pounds and Dale McIlroy performed. Mrs Geraldine Richardson and Charles Meyer wed at Belton. Mr and Mrs Sam Richardson and Donnie attended Betty Houston’s wedding. Betty is daughter of Mrs Velda Houston and will act in a Texas Tech dramatic production. Marie McDonald of Big Spring visited Lamesa. Mrs Will Norris runs Dawson County Bookmobile, visiting rural schools twice monthly. summer repairs and book additions noted. 40 Years Ago item recalls Band Concert postponed due to Courthouse lawn work. bandmaster Conway King says open air concerts will resume once bandstand access is allowed. Junior and Senior classes held a picnic. Juniors forgot sugar for orangeade. Guin Tipton wrote Tornado Weekly with Lamesa Schools news.
National Review writer Mr George F Will notes a postwar shift from farms to cities from 1945 to the mid 1960s with a million people leaving farms annually. He links productivity gains and rising living standards, and he warns of potential overwork in highly productive private agriculture filling global food gaps.
The piece extols top citizens and civic workers in Big Spring and Belton, praising their public service. It notes that some officials draft rules even in adversity and reflects on happiness found in daily duties and family obligations, emphasizing honest community effort.
The North 22nd Street Park Swimming Pool opened last Saturday and will run daily through summer. Managed by Ronnie Bilberry with advisor Charles Warner, hours are 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, daily until Lamesa schools reopen. Admission 60 cents for adults, 40 cents for children. Private party use available after hours. contact Bilberry. The pool employs four life guards: Jay Cox, Marty Agnes, Will Ford, and Bill Bristow. Water is tested daily.
The Ackerly Dean sandfield in Dawson County reports a new completion by Windsor Gas Corp near Sparenberg with potential output of 24.93 barrels daily of 35.1 degree oil plus 5.4 barrels of water from 8,700 to 8,870 feet after acidizing and fracturing. Location is in Section 34, Block 35, T-4-N. Project Gauged BTA Oil Producers completes No 1 Welch in the Welch Southeast Spraberry field nine miles NW of Lamesa, producing 35 barrels daily of 38.5 gravity oil with 45 barrels of water and a small gas-oil ratio. zone treated with 3,000 gallons of acid. Drillsites specified by section and survey lines.
Most of this year’s crop has been planted with 99 percent finished, though some need replants. Overall conditions are favorable, and farmers seek a spell of warm weather to push growth.
Lamesa swept into the regional playoffs with 10-5 and 5-3 wins while Sterling posted 4-3 and 3-2 victories over Hirschi. Phil Palmer on the Tornado mound is the expected opener starter with a 12-4 record, and Sam Jefferson, a sophomore righty, is set for the first game in Pecos. The regional winner advances to the State Tournament in Austin June 7-9.
RECORD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 describes how he builds a complete poem from a theme and then matches it to a chosen melody. Slough recalls having a drawer full of unfinished lyrics and notes that breaking into the business is tough for newcomers. Now the hardest part is done, but waiting for a first record cut remains uncertain while he works on another song.
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