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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
1
Cartoon caption notes a centennial moment for a hay fever rabbit theme. Characters discuss garden pests and seasonal allergies with a light humorous twist. The piece references familiar comic strip style and a nostalgic tone.
The column laments a winter season fever drawing sympathy and jokes about relief. Rabbits invade the country club while drought and pests threaten gardens and farms. A new Pecos federal building advert promises air conditioning and a cool summer attraction, hoping for completion by next year.
H. P. Davis proposes Pecos capitalize on Centennial visitors by preparing a community cantaloupe farm to provide free fruit to guests. He envisions marketing opportunities and a large-scale goodwill gesture to boost Pecos during the Texas centennial celebrations.
Farmers in Reeves County face delays in cotton reduction payments. Ted Johnston reports only half of the first $20,000 installment has been received out of $40,000 due in two payments. The second payment is overdue, with August or September as a new due date. A third payment based on at least 1 cent per lint pound will come in December.
Local market welcomes home grown Pecos watermelons amid strong flavor and texture. The season is past its crest elsewhere in the state, but Pecos melons arrived this week and are now in nearly all stores.
Judge and Mrs J E Starle accompany Will Starley and daughter Reetty of Galveston along with Dick Starley. Bob Starley and Willie Faye Starley departed Thursday for a tour through Carlsbad Cavern.
Dave K Tudor of Dallas spent the week visiting H Hi Johnson and keeping an eye on his interests in the Grand Theatre section.
Engineers began a 30 day test of the city soft water well south of Pecos after proper connections. The test shows water pouring at 350 gallons a minute, 21 000 an hour, and 504 000 daily from the single well as Pecos plans a future supply.
Ballots for the second Democratic primary were printed this week by the Enterprise with some absentee voting already started. The August 25 run-off features two county races and is about a fifth the length of the first primary. Voters can inspect the well route and test its usefulness by cooking beans and washing. Names listed include Allred and Hunter for governor, Wood ul and Moore for lieutenant governor, McDonald for agriculture, Davis for railroad commissioner, Lattimore and Sharp for Supreme Court, and McCutcheon Jr. and Bradford for the 58th district representative. County run-off races include Doty versus Smith for county and district clerk, and Pope versus Carothers for county commissioner Precinct No. 2. Returns are expected quicker than in the first primary.
A sample executed bond of the Red Bluff Water Power Control district was air mailed Wednesday night from the El Paso National Bank to Chapman and Cutler in Chicago. The bond, delayed due to a miscommunication, is to reach the PWA in Washington by Monday.
Hl R Helland, ex PWA assistant to R A Thompson, is hired by Pecos as Consulting Engineer for the waterworks project. He will liaison between the city and PWA authorities while Ben G Warner remains project engineer. A 30 day soft water test produced a heavy flow south of town and a community celebration with barbecue and water samples will be announced.
About forty to fifty of the 200 CCC recruits will move into Balmorhea by week’s end. Preparations for the army camp include mess halls and semi permanent buildings near Head Springs. Roads and other work progress under army supervision. Within ten days most men are expected to be stationed, with payroll boosting Balmorhea and Pecos business.
Pecos residents gain fresh fountain ice cream with City Pharmacy new freezer. Manager Jen Colwell says on site production makes cream twice as rich and ensures original cleanliness from creation to serving. High demand keeps the unit running at full capacity.
Pecos Rotary Club met Thursday at noon in the Orient dining room to hear a discussion on hydro electric power for the Red Bluff project. Martin Michel presented the task as highly interesting and noted that global waterpower exists but is often distant from civilization. Resolutions of respect and sympathy were adopted for Jack Hawkins whose wife Mrs. W. L. Hawkins had recently died.
Miss Mary Catherine Couch and J. E. Couch, children of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Couch of Pecos, are studying in Mexico City this summer. They report being very busy but having a great time.
The Gold Bond Grocery Market and filling station in Pecos changes hands with H N McKellar and J Taylor buying from A G Van Horn and L B Young. They plan remodeling including front renovation stucco painting and a paved drive to the highway. Delivery will be added and Texaco products featured. Young will stay in Pecos while improvements proceed.
Rain fell across ranches near Kent on Monday reaching Pecos by word. The downpour was heaviest in the towed pasture and the 7-Henri area, marking the best shower in months and proving rain can still grace the ranch country.
Mr and Mrs Emmett Karston welcome a seven and a half pound girl named Isobel born at 10 30 Monday night in the Karston apartment. Mother and child are reported well. The father serves as assistant manager of Hotel Brandon with Mrs Karstons mother visiting from Georgia.
J J Simms a former Pecos resident and former owner of a local hardware store died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday night at his El Paso home after returning from a Mineral Wells trip. He was about 55 and had managed Pecos Mercantile Co plus represented Zork Hardware Co in the area. Condolences pour in from Pecos friends.
Farmers in the area are being repaid for sterilizing and fumigating cotton against the pink bollworm. Government checks are being mailed directly to claimants, with no total amount available yet and no local tabulation possible.
Mr and Mrs Bluford Thornton announce the birth of a baby boy named John Dayton on August 6 at a local hospital. Mrs Thornton is formerly Miss Mary Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Pat Wilson who reside on a ranch near Pyote.
Dr. Will Starley, a Galveston physician, and his daughter Miss Betty Starley visit Judge and Mrs. J. E. Starley. Dr. Starley is a brother of Judge Starley.
A small three cylinder motor airplane, described as a flivver, visited the city Sunday making flights above the town. The pilot was C. M. Downs of the Downs Truck and Tractor Company who typically drives Inter national trucks in town. He said he had borrowed the plane from a friend.
Mrs Young Bell along with Birdie and Jessie Bell left Monday morning on an extended motor trip to California and other western points.
County Agent Ted Johnston pushes speedy buying of drought cattle as Texas Relief Commission is urged to provide more facilities and possibly a special inspector. With Reeves Ward Loving and Winkler counties buying about 13 000 head, $150000 may flow to area sellers as checks arrive by mail.
Nineteen Pecos youngsters completed ten weeks of free Red Cross swimming classes at the soulder Pool under Ig Blazi. The final Wednesday test met Red Cross standards and earned each student recognition of swimming ability.
A letter received by Judge J. E. Starley from Larrabee states the Federal Reserve will release about 545000 for Red Bluff bonds upon two remaining approvals from Chapman and Cutler and the Federal Power Commission. Once cash is released, work orders to S. J. Grove and Sons can start enrolling workers, kickstarting a major Pecos Valley re employment drive anticipated to boost local prosperity.
Delegates from Reeves County to the State Democratic convention were elected at the county Democratic gathering last Saturday at the courthouse. Pecos delegates are L. W. Anderson K. M Regan and Jack Hawkins. Toyah’s E. B. Daniels Jr. named as Toyah delegate. State convention to convene in Galveston September 11 and 12 to adopt the party platform for November.
Wesley Creamy MccCree, manager of the White House Grocery and Market, underwent an operation for appendicitis on Monday at the Ecos Sanitarium and is reported convalescing favorably.
J C Wilson of Pecos was elected a director of the New Me tce Ginning Association at a Carlsbad meeting on Tuesday. The ginners also voted to raise gan rates slightly.
A. G. Gray Jr. and Jack ID. Wester of Brownfield returned from a three day Pecos River trip above Mentone with 126 pounds of catfish. Largest fish weighed 11 1 2 pounds and smallest one pound. All were catfish.
Reeves county taxpayers are invited to appear before the county commissioners court next Tuesday morning August 14 at 10 am for the annual budget hearing. The court will show how funds are to be spent, seek suggestions and comment, and remind taxpayers to inform themselves about county expenditures for the next fiscal year. Officials note a tight budget due to tax collections but agree this is no time to raise taxes.
First bale of cotton in Ward county will arrive several weeks earlier than usual this year. Picking started in several fields, with the first bale due about Friday or Saturday, signaling an early harvest in the region.
Robert Valliant returned to Pecos Wednesday evening after spending three weeks visiting his brother C. L. Valliant and family in San Antonio. He was away three weeks.
Sheriff Louis Roberson III has been confined to his home all week with illness. He was able to be up briefly Thursday as friends extend wishes for his renewed health and speedy recovery.
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