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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1968
Page
1
Funeral services for Robert Moore Bob Stevenson 79 long time Pecos resident will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church. Rev Leslie Smith pastor will officiate.
A Pecos letter-writer warns farmers about a House bill proposed by Congressman O’Hare that, if passed, would require organized farm labor under the NLRB, risking higher wage costs and potential harvest-time strikes. The note also mentions Santa Fe planning a 40-mile rail spur from Orla to Culberson County, amid community interest and local obituary details.
Memorial Hospital reports two surviving victims from the January 8 wreck on Highway 80 in good condition. Robert Lewis Chamberlain 19 and Lillian Washington 47 both of Los Angeles suffered injuries when Chamberlain’s 1967 Cadillac collided with Frank Douglas Martin’s 1964 International truck tractor from Norwalk. Will Chamberlain 50 died from his injuries.
The United States Office of Education notified Congressman Richard C White of a fiscal 1968 Title I allotment of 1 936 859 08 to public schools in the 16th District to aid low income and disadvantaged children. Eleven counties have eligible 11 991 children. Love County has four, not qualifying. Allocations by county include Brewster 338 54601 45 Culberson 155 25039 13 El Paso 9055 1462779 58 Hudspeth 129 20639 01 Jeff Davis 48 7754 05 Pecos 335 54116 82 Presidio 390 63001 67 Reeves 925 149427 04 Terrell 200 32308 55 Ward 241 38931 80 Winkler 175 28269 98.
J E McAnally former Pecos manager for Southern Union Gas was named district inspector for the Carlsbad area. He will remain in Pecos until year end. A native of Helmeth Texas he is a Pecos High School graduate and has three children. He has led Pecos civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club and recently received the Texas Citizens AIDE Award.
Tribio Villescas was severely burned when gasoline fumes ignited from a water heater while he cleaned clothing in a shower stall at his home on 0 E 18th St Monday evening. He was hospitalized at Memorial Hospital under treatment as Pecos Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the flames.
Pecos Police report a string of thefts from parked vehicles. Items taken include a 22 rifle from Guillermo Olivas’s pickup at Millie’s Place, two Mag wheels and tires from R L Burson’s 1956 Chevrolet, an old rusty 22 revolver from Tom Lewis’s pickup, and a black attache case worth $30 from James O’Rourke’s Western Club, plus a bicycle stolen from Jack Lindsay at 601 South Plum.
A civil jury week panel is released by District Clerk Miss Jane Ross. Jurors report Monday January 29 at 9:30 a.m. for the 143rd District Court. Names include Mrs Metz Rowe Bill Flynn L A Reed La Vaughan Wicker Jack Bartlett Ronnie Bowles M A Chesney Henry Rees S S Skidmore Robert M Owen plus many others across multiple lists.
Concha Delgado Gomez of Pecos injured in a Tuesday crash at Hwy 80 and South Cedar when her 1967 Pontiac collided with a 1968 Chevrolet driven east by Bert Wesley Lloyd of Columbus Georgia after Lloyd allegedly ran a red light. Gomez transported by Pecos Funeral Home Ambulance. Lloyd cited for red light violation. A second crash near Adams and Eddy Street involved Rozan Gorgan Curcuruto in a 1965 Oldsmobile and Dorothy Havens Herod in a 1965 Pontiac with no citations issued.
Pecos Children’s Day Nursery urgently needs a deep freeze to store perishables like flour and corn meal donated for the nursery’s use. Those who can donate or sell a freezer may contact Superintendent Mrs. Jerri McCormick to arrange pickup or delivery.
Local council members discussed telephone service issues with West Texas Telephone officials including Bill Woodard Bill Harrison and Sally Kime during a regular session. Monthly bills totaling 12985.27 were approved and Martha Vasquez was hired as clerk at 225 per month with a three month probation before raise to 250. Marcos Prieto of the Water Department resigned for better pay. Other items were discussed with no action taken.
Tryouts will be held this afternoon in the Pecos High School auditorium at 3 p.m. for potential stars of the Senior Play The Night Is My Enemy. The murder mystery will be presented by the Senior class in late February. Sponsors of the senior class are Mrs. Irene Turk, Joe Shoemaker and Bill Moss.
James A. O Rourke aged 50 is promoted from assistant district manager at the San Antonio branch No 4 to district supervisor of the Pecos branch at 212 West 2nd Street announced by W W Cherry senior VP and director at American National Insurance Co The move follows his start as an agent in San Antonio branch No 3 in 1949 and a 1957 promotion to assistant district manager
Staff Sergeant Rodney D. Morgan, a 20 year Army veteran, is assigned as recruiting officer for Pecos and the surrounding area. He will be stationed in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and visit the Pecos Selective Service Office in the Western Insurance Building each Thursday. Morgan, a native Texan, served in Korea and Vietnam and spent 15 of his 20 years overseas. His first recruiting post was Corpus Christi in 1952-53. During Vietnam he served with the 48th Transportation Group, delivering cargo to the 4th, 9th, and 25th Infantry divisions and the 173rd Airborne. He is married with a 12-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son.
A break-in at the Cactus Cafe in Orla is under investigation by Roy Chisum, deputy of the Sheriff's Department. A window was broken to gain entry and about $50 was taken from three coin machines after midnight on Thursday. A box of tools valued around $50 was also stolen, with no other items removed.
Sheriff A B Nails office sent inquiries to California Ohio and Arizona to identify the companion of Willy Waiters a colored man whose decomposed body was found near Mentone by Atlantic Rich field Seismograph crew. Cleveland Ohio wife confirmed long-term missing status as investigation continues.
A tea event honors Mrs Kate Krause Ball of El Paso with a showing of her biblical engrossings. On January 28 from 2:00 to 5:00 at the First Christian Church, co sponsored by the Christian Women's Fellowship the Merry Wives Club and the Pecos Art Club. Ball will present 24 of her 52 engrossings in this distinctive art form.
False alarm response reported at 12 03 p m Wednesday east of the Western Club where a fire was reported but nothing was found.
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