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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1979
Page
5
In Dear Ann, a 19 year old Navy recruit at Great Lakes asks if he owes marriage to a formed high school partner who is pregnant. The column advises a firm no, comparing it to a hull leak. Other letters include a widow questioning funeral ring retention and a plea to educate public on respectful terminology for disabilities.
National Cotton Council officials welcome CPSC approval of a one year voluntary plan to produce ignition resistant upholstery. C. Hoke Leggett of Hobgood North Carolina and Lloyd Cline of Lamesa Texas credit the move as cost effective and supportive of both consumers and cotton interests. The commission will monitor progress with labeled furniture testing market surveys joint research and a safety brochure.
MEMPHIS The National Cotton Council says officials of the Labor Department will not cite cotton ginners under the Farm Labor Contractor Regulation Act for now. A Labor Department letter notes sections are under review and a clear opinion will be issued after restudy. The Council had urged Senate intervention after many were cited for failing to register.
Mr and Mrs Walter Burkholder of 510 S Eddy celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving. Married in 1925 in Pecos they farmed near Bars tow 44 years before moving to Pecos to run a farm machinery store. They raised two children, Bessie Steeman in San Antonio and Lee Burkholder in El Paso, remain close with five grandchildren. The couple, who lacked radio or television, relied on family for entertainment and chores. Now 82, Burkholder is the eldest of nine, and Mrs Burkholder still helps run a bridge group she co founded 50 years ago at the Senior Citizens Center.
WARWICK RI AP School children receive an extended vacation after the Warwick School Committee voted to close schools from January 2 to January 25 and lay off most staff to cover a projected budget gap of 457000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs T A Robison of Pecos share a family profile and a made up recipe Roast on the Rocks. The dish uses a roasted top or bottom roast sealed in a rock salt and flour dough crust baked at 500 then 325 for about 12 hours. Serves 10 to 12 and pairs well with rice.
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