17 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
1
Local swim team organized at Lordsburg Municipal Pool invites all ages to join. Regular meets planned in Lordsburg and surrounding communities with practice 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday led by coach Debbie Hood. Contact Ms. Hood for information.
Councilman John Schimmel began work as the city's official public relations director at a $900 monthly rate. Mayor Ted White says Schimmel has not yet resigned from the council and will remain until the council acts. The next council meeting is set for July 6 to address Schimmel’s status and Harold Jorgenson’s absenteeism.
The Animas School Board postponed filling the board vacancy for the third consecutive meeting after Len Judd resigned to take a promotion at Phelps Dodge. The panel delayed until all members could attend, as last Thursday’s session ended with the vacancy still unfilled.
A Government study titled County Business Patterns shows Hidalgo County hosts 127 active firms with 83 employing four or fewer workers and 95 under 20. The report cites 990 Social Security covered workers and a 5.083 million dollar annual payroll, up from 3.544 million in 1973, reflecting rising wages and expanding payrolls despite unemployment. It also notes employment trends and references school personnel and local hiring actions amid district updates.
Farmers are urged to adopt irrigation water management to boost yields and reduce losses. Miguel Federico explains applying water by crop needs, soil storage, and movement. Hidalgo district farmers like A G Ramos R H Wamel and Fred Kerr Jr install pipelines and concrete ditches to cut seepage. Contact the Soil Conservation Service in Lordsburg for assistance.
Lordsburg volunteers battled three fires from June 11 to June 13. An unoccupied East Lordsburg house burned for over 30 hours before containment after 3,600 gallons of water. A hay stack fire at Sher wood Culberson ranch was kept from nearby buildings. A travel trailer on Highway 90 was destroyed after crews used CO2 bottles until a third pumper arrived.
Hidalgo County Commissioners were told fencing on Highway 90 between Lordsburg and Silver City will start around July 5 1977. Allan Kerr county manager said the work will be through the Manpower Program and coordination noted with the Council of Governments the State Highway Department and the U S Forest Service. The panel also signed a lease with a Trust to operate Cotton City Airport under county control.
A red tag sale runs from today through June 25 at Western Auto with hundreds of summer values listed in a 36 page color insert. Items sold out or not in stock will be ordered at sale prices, per store owners Jiggs Reed and Robert Allred.
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