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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1974
Page
2
Toyah school shifted to 9 30 a m start and 4 50 p m dismissal to aid energy use. Lights will be off when not in use and gym use limited to school activities. Local families toured towns, with moves from Dallas and Odessa and a Volvo fire loss near Toyah. A 16 month old Jennifer Gass remains hospitalized with a virus.
William Farah, president of Farah Manufacturing Co., asks the NLRB region in Albuquerque for plantwide employee elections amid a two year El Paso ACWA dispute. He says ACWA pushed layoffs and refuses secret ballots, claiming organizational picketing and unfair practices. Farah cites 1,500 jobs lost and a handout attributed to ACWA after a San Antonio plant shutdown.
The Federal Energy Office opened inquiries into rumors of oil stockpiling and fuel hoarding by oil firms and transport companies. Telegrams seeking data went to railroads trucking firms and major independents, with officials warning no evidence of hoarding has been found to date.
Sul Ross State University in Alpine begins the 1974 spring semester January 14 with registration continuing Tuesday and classes starting January 16. Daylight saving time shifts class start to 9 a.m. CST all day. An interdisciplinary course The Natural and Cultural History of the Southwest includes a 10 day spring break trip to New Mexico and Arizona with a Grand Canyon visit. Night classes in multiple subjects and a scuba diving course through geology are also offered.
Sul Ross State University will open dormitories on Saturday January 12 instead of Sunday as planned. President Dr Norman L McNeil cited energy shortages and long student travel as reasons to advance housing. The Housing Office Dean of Students and Registrar will operate Saturday to assist early arrivals.
December wholesale prices rose 2.2 percent seasonally and 2.5 percent unadjusted, totaling 18.2 percent above December 1972 as food and energy costs climbed. Fuel prices led gains with mid and light distillates up 27 to 29 percent, gasoline up 17 percent, and crude oil up 5 percent, signaling pass-through to retail prices.
New York stock prices fell as investors worried about inflation and a slowing economy while gold surged. Dow Jones lost 9.15 to 867.70 at noon, NYSE issues ahead of decliners, and wholesale prices for December rose sharply. AMEX showed a slight gain as market value index moved to 96.75. Cotton futures rose, with March at 86.70 and May 85.60, amid shifting deliveries. Fort Worth cattle and hog markets posted mixed results, with slaughter cows and feeder cattle mostly steady to lower and hogs down slightly.
Three youths aged 14 15 and 16 were charged with possessing alcohol after Sgt. Glen Vandiver stopped a car driven by Robert Ortiz 17 near Fourth and Peach streets. Another juvenile in the car was charged with drunkenness. Police seek a lone man who exposed himself to two girls in the 1000 block of S Plum St around 4 57 p m. Patrolman Robert Diaz led the investigation. Glass breakage hit local businesses Fuentez Furniture Taylor Shell and a service station K. Orosco and DPS Patrolman Rusty Hill reported damaged glass with no thefts noted.
Doris Milburn of Trapark reported both tires on her left side of a car were slashed while she attended a dance. Police arrested a man who had trouble with her recently and charged him with drunkenness in a public place. Hospital notes list admissions and discharges from January 1 to 3 1974. A newborn girl was reported to Mike and Mrs Mike Millan of 606 W F St Pecos. Mercury, known since ancient times as quicksilver, is the only metal liquid at room temperature.
Rosary for Amelia Aguilar Rayos at 6 p.m. today. Mass and interment set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Church and Cemetery. Rayos, 52, of 314 S Mesquite, died today in a Big Spring hospital after birth on October 1, 1921. Survivors include four sons Antonio Roberto of Lomita California Raymundo of Pecos and Jose stationed in Germany with the U S Army, two daughters Julia Ortiz of Lomita and Cecilia Matta of Roswell New Mexico, one brother Amador Martinez of Pecos, one sister Anita Rayos of Lomita and six grandchildren.
Tuesday events include 6 30 p m at the drivers license bureau AARP meeting at First Methodist Church 7 p m B P W 7 30 p m Federation Parlor AL ANON 7 30 p m upstairs 212 S Oak St 11 12 a m social security rep in south room community building Wednesday Downtown Lions Rotary Club at noon Holiday Inn Young Homemakers State Convention begins at Saint Anthony Hotel in San Antonio Reeves County Young Homemakers contending for State Outstanding Chapter Saturday Country Music Jam 730 p m Community Center
In London the dollar strengthened in European markets as oil fears stirred uncertainty. Gold surged to a record $130.50 per ounce before easing to $127 at the morning fixing by five London bankers, marking a new peak and a record fixing.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces openings for Clerical Aid GS-2 GS-3 and Technical Aid GS-2 GS-3 in West Texas and Dona Ana and Otero Counties New Mexico. Pay starts at 5682 for GS-2 and 6408 for GS-3 annually. Apply at El Paso Federal Job Information Center or by toll free phone 800-592-7000 for Texas residents outside El Paso. The dollar rose to 5.03 francs in Paris and hit new post February highs in Frankfurt Brussels and Milan as analysts cite energy crisis resilience.
The Reeves County Commissioners Court will act on salary increases previously approved at the August budget hearing. All courthouse employees receive 8 percent, all elected officials 5.5 percent, and several state and district workers 10 percent to 20.71 percent. The total raises will not exceed 5.5 percent of the wages of all county employees. Marguerite M. Kent, County Auditor. Published in the Pecos Enterprise on January 8, 1974.
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