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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1971
Page
10
Dr. Yang at Tech helped launch early work on turning waste into protein using cellulose feeding bacteria to produce single cell protein. Dr. Thayer calls the potential unlimited and notes mesquite clearance could pay ranchers to harvest rather than clear land.
Tenkei Tachibana, a distinguished Japanese artist and honorary WTSU professor, donates about 30 large wall-screen paintings as a national art treasure for the United States. The gift, announced by President James P. Cornette, seeks display in a major museum in Washington or New York, with a May 31, 1973 deadline to find a venue.
City officials propose a three month brush hauling effort costing about 62 300 with 32 temporary workers to pick up clippings leaves and other debris. They favor velvet glove enforcement and private cleanup to curb trash dumping while Boy Scouts plan to help.
Memorial Day events in Canyon include a 7:30 to 9 a.m. VFW breakfast at Lucius Penick Post 5681 Home and an 11:30 a.m. service at Dreamland Cemetery led by Rev. Baldwin Stribling. ROTC units, several high schools, the American Legion, and the VFW participate. graves receive flags and a 21 gun salute precedes Taps. Local government offices close.
School Post and Harris counties fund their county office expenses locally while others are state paid. A fiscal spokesman notes some state superintendents earn as much as 18500 a year with little to do. Boyd’s 16000 salary would be saved, totaling about 28000 in operating budget cuts. Ex officio pay suspended in 106 counties with judges serving as superintendents already. Three counties had abolished the post previously. Affected areas include Lubbock Hale Terry Dawson Crosby Donley and Hall.
The U S Department of Agriculture said it will provide feed grain and concentrates to eight drought hit West Texas counties Andrews Bailey Cochran Eastland Hockley Howard Martin and Yoakum. Hay transportation will also be available to these counties per a Tower office statement.
Judge Edwin H. Boedeker revoked the probated sentence of Jimmy D. Sherman 35 of 1913 Purdue Street for driving while intoxicated and sentenced him to 200 dollar fine and 60 days in jail. The county attorney's office said Sherman was intoxicated in public violating probation terms. Three others received bonds after guilty pleas on misdemeanor charges. Robert Hood 26 of TohoKa faced 250 dollar bond on a check law case. Joe Villareal 19 of 316 Hub Homes had 300 dollar bond on theft. Cosme Farrias 29 of 1907 9th Street pleaded innocent to theft with 400 dollar bond.
Tan MacArthur a Conservative MP for Perthshire centers calls for dispersing about a third of Britain’s estimated 200000 wild geese believed to winter in his area. He advocates organized chases to spread geese away from Perthshire.
The West Texas State University Board of Regents meets today at 2 p.m. in the East Dining Hall to review faculty appointments and the 1971-72 operating budget. New deans for the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Business will be presented for approval. Dr Eldon C Lewis is named dean of the School of Business effective July 1 pending regent approval. The current dean Dr C C Callarman will retire after 15 years and Dr Ray Malzahn will become vice president for academic affairs on Sept 1.
Clovis city commissioners will receive 3200 per year beginning July 1 1971 following a New Mexico Legislature law allowing non charter cities to match county pay. Curry County commissioners also earn 3200 annually. mayor is paid per meeting and each commissioner 10 per meeting for four monthly meetings.
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