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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
2
Publication notice states The Enterprise and Gusher merged on May 16 1925 and lists barry hubbs as publisher with subscription rates of 2.00 per year and 1.00 for six months. The paper is a Pecos Texas publication established in 1917 with earlier titles dating to 1897.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce under new secretary manager M L Swinehart is urged to operate more like private enterprise. A 6000 annual budget is proposed to cover routine expenses travel and a 500 emergency reserve while boosting membership and active public support to fund a future growth plan.
Captain E M Wells of the Texas Highway Patrol relays safety guidance drafted by Homer Garrison Jr. Inland boaters should display proper lights from sunset to sunrise and use a red port and green starboard light. Slow boats should carry a flashlight, life preservers, and observe wake rules. Sail and row craft have right of way. motor craft should yield and stay to the right. Boaters should learn first aid and respect others on the water.
Frank Medanich dominates student elections winning president of the student body for 1939 40 and top honors as most valuable boy athlete and most valuable in school activities. Other race leaders include Tommy Cowan as vice president and Shirley Glasscock as secretary treasurer with large vote margins. Medanich also leads in school spirit and earns a medal for outstanding student involvement with several peers named in various contests.
The Red Bluff Water Power Control District board votes to charge fees for recreational use of reservoir property and facilities effective per Section 22 of the Master Contract. Secretary I Lawson Goodrich confirms a May 6 1939 unanimous adoption amending Recreational Rules with tickets available at the Red Bluff Lodge and North Camp. trespassing without tickets is noted.
County Agent Ted Johnston announced five special practices under the government AAA range program for Reeves county. The approved measures include eradication of dry marien alkali weed kangaroo rats blackbrush and creosote plant with payments per acre or infested acre as specified.
Five Pecos Lions Club members joined the Little International Lions convention held in El Paso and Juarez. The Pecos delegation included Dr and Mrs Harold Lindsey Mr and Mrs Pop Biggs Mr and Mrs Jim Durnal George Milner and L H Nutt.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an open competitive examination for an assistant lay inspector in the Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture. The salary is 1620 dollars yearly with a 3 1/2 percent retirement deduction. Applicants must have six years farming livestock experience or relevant meat processing work and must be under forty. Applications due by May 29 east of Colorado and June 1 westward. Full information from H P Bryan at the post office.
Minerals now being exploited in Tanganyika include gold, diamonds, tin, tungsten, salt, red ochre, mica and phosphate, reflecting a diverse mineral wealth.
Miss Mabel Cooper of Pecos has been appointed to represent the Department of Bible on the State Advisory Council at Texas State College for Women next year. She will serve on the council and supervise all student Bible advisors guiding incoming students.
A brief statistic notes that one man in twenty reaches six feet or more, reflecting height estimates from an older source.
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