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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
1
A consortium of Pecos churches plans a week of youth entertainment during the holidays. Each evening features church sponsorship from Sunday through New Year’s, culminating with a Rialto Theatre program for local youngsters.
The City Pharmacy installs a radio set to keep pace with times and please patrons. The device, praised for its horn and modern features, draws visitors who enjoy evening selections from distant sources. The management earns congratulations for making the store a pleasant town spot.
T P Hickson buys Pittman share in Toyah Valley Trading Co. Pittman buys Bozeman Drug Store from Raymond Bozeman. Bozeman and Leo Xingston acquire an irrigated farm. Bozeman plans to move to the Balmorhea farm to oversee crops with his sons.
Heavy repair work from the Texas and Pacific Big Spring division shops is shifting to El Paso. Officials plan to relocate heavy machinery as a turntable is installed. Since the shop men’s strike began, 10 engines have been rebuilt in El Paso and more cars are being rebuilt there. Normal local staffing is about 125, with payroll rising to 300 to 400 as the transfer completes. A building program is underway.
Santa Claus will be in evidence at Pecos churches this Saturday evening as each church plans a Christmas tree program. The Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian and Baptist congregations all expected to feature a tree, Santa Claus, and suitable holiday programs with local youths participating.
Mr and Mrs R B Harlen traveled to El Paso to spend Christmas with relatives, reporting a family gathering away from home.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce under W H Browning Jr promotes a first class cotton gin with an attached mill and potentially a compress. Local businessmen anticipate out-of-town investors testing the project after January, with funding ready and moral support from citizens. The piece urges progress as Pecos wakes in the new year.
In Eddy county 55 miles south of Roswell the New Mexico Kansas Texas Oil company brought in the first producing well in eastern New Mexico. On a six hour test it yielded 20 barrels with gas escaping and high quality oil. Experts expect 20 to 25 barrels daily from a 1100 foot depth, confirming a shallow oil zone near Roswell.
The visit of J F Frazier of Berkley California representing San Francisco bankers signals major oil interest in the Ramsey Oil Co. He drafted a contract the Ramsey firm may sign to fund Ramsey No 2. If finalized, the Granger Drilling Co will likely reach pay sand in sixty days and expand activity near Toyah Bell and Bell wells, promising a new oil boom in Pecos.
Pecos public schools close for holidays and will not reopen until Tuesday January 2 1923. Teachers have left for their homes for the season.
The Pecos valley oil field reels in high interest as a newly discovered well fuels strong leasing activity and expectations of rapid development. Leaseholders and operators anticipate a busy period ahead.
Col Willis Wright, head of the Indiana Pecos Oil Company, announces plans to resume drilling in the Carlsbad district in Eddy county New Mexico. Partners include Mutual Oil Company and the Dixieland syndicate as wells near Red Bluff progress toward a potential gusher after Christmas.
Rev J H Messer district superintendent of the Clayton district of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died while preaching near Clayton New Mexico. He had lived in El Paso for years and was survived by his wife and several children. Messer was born December 1 1872 in Webbers Falls Indian Territory and served in Albuquerque Portales Artesia Pine and Clovis with leadership roles in Albuquerque Roswell and Clayton districts before ill health curtailed his work.
The Hershenson well in the southwestern Reeves county area near the Reeves Pecos county line remains active in pursuing a lost bit. Manager Landrum says they hope to recover it and resume operations soon despite drilling troubles on the oil structure.
The Laura well remains speculative with public suspicion that no progress will occur there until other wells now drilling or soon to start produce a gusher.
The Enterprise could not obtain first hand details this week on the Wheat well. Mr Wheat expects to provide significant information shortly.
Belief grows that renewed Pecos oil field activity will soon yield a real gusher. Citizens and investors rally around efforts to bring in a productive well.
During a Pecos visit, C H Willoughby outlined plans to erect a derrick and substandard rig at Willoughby No 1 on the John M Cowan lease. W M Hopper is setting up a rig on Burchard No 1 to speed completion. The company aims for production soon by continuous drilling, including night work.
The Wesner well, which showed a successful water shutoff at 2480 feet, resumes drilling with good progress reported by Mr. Wesner. The Tatum Lease Syndicate well on the Tatum ranch nears 1200 feet, continuing to show oil and gas pockets as management remains on site awaiting the next report. The operation is in a critical depth phase and closely watched, with many operators away for Christmas.
The Board of Control in Austin approves a 125000 funding for a new woman's building to be constructed during the upcoming biennium. A suitable budget covers salaries and maintenance. The measure aims to improve educational facilities and service in the far western section.
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