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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
1
The West of the Pecos Museum receives a bell once used on Santa Fe locomotives. City manager J J Maxey reports the bell will be donated by Santa Fe to the museum at no cost to commemorate Santa Fe’s role in Pecos development. Santa Fe officials will formally present the bell on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Richard White of El Paso and Washington DC will be in Pecos on Wednesday to meet constituents. Mr White a U S Representative will speak briefly to the Downtown Lions Club at the noon luncheon. A tea from two to five will honor Mrs White at Dorothy Deans home 810 South Elm. Women of Pecos invited to visit with the representative's wife.
The Carden and Johnson Circus performs in Pecos for two shows at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Pecos High School football field with no side shows. Perky the Clown, 70, aka George Perkins, describes entertaining children as his life and recalls 1918 circus beginnings and a balloon repair memory.
The Pecos Enterprise won two awards of excellence at the West Texas Press Association convention in Abilene. Enterprise Women’s Editor Fran Sunday won a second place in advertising and a third in new photography. Fort Stockton Pioneer took a second in advertising composition and a third in general excellence. Delegates heard remarks by Lt Governor Preston Smith and Dr Bevington Reed.
Congressman Richard White announces final HUD approval for a Pecos housing project providing 130 low income units with 30 for elderly under the Turnkey Program. A $37,500 grant for Pecos Housing Authority is expected soon to start preliminary planning.
The PSID School Board approved a $4.1 million fiscal budget for the next year and kept the district tax rate at 1.65 per 100 evaluation. They announced bids opening August 22 for remodeling a house on South Park Street to house district offices, with construction slated to start in October.
Applications are being taken for Director of the Pecos Day Nursery opening September 2. A cook is needed and the nursery has moved to 1100 South Locust. Applications may be obtained at Mrs Kathie Wroe's office at the nursery location.
A weather note courtesy of Kim provides a brief regional outlook. It describes current conditions and hints at upcoming temperature changes and possible precipitation, offering readers a concise snapshot for planning.
Absentee voting has been relatively heavy in the bond issue election with 39 ballots cast by late Monday in the county clerk's office. Absentee voting began August 1 and runs through August 16. The county has 4,912 eligible voters for the bond issue, and the regular election occurs August 20 at the usual precincts.
Officials said Pecos Cantaloupe Company will shut its shed by week’s end after processing about 95,000 melon boxes and 2,000 crates more. Cargil shed reported 40,000 crates of cantaloupes with 10-12,000 more planned before August 22. Onion shed produced over 12,000 50 pound sacks with an estimated 20,000 more before Friday or Saturday if no rain.
Fort Stockton 4 H club readies record books for county judging next Monday or Tuesday and district judging at District 6 Council in Fort Stockton Thursday and Friday. Delegates Ramona Jones and Jim Clayton will attend with Judy Clayton, district information chairman, also present.
Reeves County has no reported screw worm cases per county agent Paul Tapp. Neighboring Jess Davis and Pecos Counties show cases, Pecos with one in the prior four weeks but none in the last report, and Jeff Davis County with one in the last report ending August 5. The state total reaches 206 in the last report and 1,560 year to date. Tapp will be on vacation next week and will attend College Station with Diane Reed at the end of August.
Pecos High School principal Frank Kelley announced registration for the next term, with office hours through Friday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Band members depart for Camp Musquiz August 25 returning August 29, while new freshmen orientation is August 30 at 1 p.m. Locker assignments run August 22 to 30 by class, with a 75 cent locker fee.
The Texas Supreme Court will hear the state's appeal of a $17,000 condemnation award involving Pecos Gin Co. in Reeves County. The case stems from a highway project condemning 1,401 acres. a 1967 jury added $15,000 for reduced land value and capped value at $175,000 for the gin business prior to condemnation.
The annual Bloys Camp Meeting begins today August 13 at the Davis Mountains camp grounds. Representing four churches are Dr. Robert Goodrich of Dallas First Methodist Dr. L L Morriss of Midland First Baptist Dr. David Stitt of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Dr. James Jannecy of Australia formerly pastor in El Paso. Large crowds from across Texas and beyond are expected to attend, a tradition started by pioneer ranch families.
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America's Permian extension is 77 percent complete. The 25 mile Winkler County and 19 mile Ward County project will move gas from Crit Tid en Field reserves to the Permian line near Lovington and on to the Texas Panhandle mainline. H B Zachry Co of San Antonio is the contractor. expansion aims to boost peak daily delivery to over four billion cubic feet. All facilities are slated to be operational by fall for the 1968 69 winter heating season.
Texas Parks and Wildlife announces 110 permits for the 1968 Permian Basin antelope hunt from Sept 28 to Oct 6. Biologist George Litton cites a good population and surplus harvests. Permits by county include Garza 13, Glasscock 25, and Gaines 2, among others. Licenses for 1968-69 mailed Aug 9 to over 3,000 license deputies and go on sale Monday.
Deputy Gary Ingram of Reeves County begins a three month stint at the FBI National Academy in Washington. He will return to lead police schools for local officers and study subjects from criminal law to fingerprint identification.
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