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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
1
A retrospective meditation on Armistice Day 1918 and the cost of war. The piece honors fallen servicemen, notes veterans returning maimed, and warns against future conflicts while urging peaceful means to safeguard democracy. It contrasts wartime sacrifice with ongoing calls to avoid repeating history.
Deputy Sheriff George A. Maley reported October tax collections reached $58,998, about 40 percent of 1939 total due. Nearly half of county taxpayers took advantage of a 3 percent early payment reduction before November 2. further reductions apply through December and January.
Alpine District Attorney Alan R. Fraser will present four talks in Pecos next week. He opens with Lions Club lunch Wednesday at noon, followed by a joint City Federation and PTA meeting at the Presbyterian Church. Thursday includes a high school chapel period talk and a Rotary Club address. Fraser is noted for crime prevention talks, especially on delinquent children.
Earl Bell a U S Army major from World War I era spoke at a Lions Club luncheon on Armistice Day, urging intense but sane preparedness as peace safeguard. He warned warfare is now a matter of mechanics, noted limited prep in the past, and predicted no need for U S troops to sail overseas in the current European conflict. Joe Rhinehart joined as a new member as the club sang patriotic songs and pledged allegiance. Directors pledged to back District Attorney Alan Frazier of Alpine in upcoming crime prevention talks, with M L Swinehart outlining Pecos plans to bring Frazier to speak.
County Agent Ted Johnston Secretary Miss Marjorie Smart and County Committeeman A W Brooks attended a meeting of AAA officials in West Texas at Big Spring on Thursday. Most attendees will return to Midland for a noon barbecue before a tour of Midland ranches to inspect furrowing work and the furrowing machine.
Mr and Mrs Roland C Tips announce the birth of a boy in Pecos Hospital Déet 31. The child is named Roland Clifton Tips Jr.
Reeves County reached a deal with J. O. Kingston for 36 acres at 10 dollars per acre and 984 acres at 1 dollar per acre to secure right of way for the Toyahvale Fort Davis highway. The government funds the project with work set to begin around December 10, routing from just west of the Toyahvale post office southeast to the Fort Davis highway.
Dozens of Pecos hunters plan to hit the mountains next Thursday as deer season opens. The State Game Department reports plentiful white tailed deer ducks and geese. Daily bag limits include 10 ducks and 20 ducks in possession, two white tail deer per season, two mule deer per season and one mule deer west of the Pecos River.
The T A T Oil Co test in Reeves County shows oil and gas between 71 and 80 feet, with a 140 foot water contact. The well, in Section 10 Block 59 psi, reached 160 feet before water was shut off and drilling resumed. Russell Byall serves as drilling contractor.
Western star Ken Maynard paid a brief visit in Pecos on a Wednesday while traveling back to Hollywood from Fort Worth and Dallas. He met with acquaintances and traveled with his horse in a special truck compartment.
The Pecos Valley Chapter launches the 1939 Red Cross membership drive with 53 volunteers under Roll Call chairman Mrs. D. W. Bozeman Jr. Members pay from 1 to any amount, with 50 cents of each going to national headquarters. Quota is 1200 members, up from 1938, spurred by wartime needs. drives will begin in Toyah Monahans Mentone Balmorhea Barstow Grandfalls and Wickett.
A cooperation deal with E. A. Humphries and the Balmorhea Water Facilities Project aims to improve water distribution. Zech C. Cameron Jr says Soil Conservation Service will provide technical help for border lines and ditches and create elevation maps every 100 feet. Humphries plans a four year rotation of alfalfa and row crops to build soil across his 160 acre farm.
To Mr and Mrs Major Norgrass of Quito Wells a baby girl named Melda Sue was born November 7 in a Pecos hospital.
Representatives from Pecos and Balmerhea P T A s discussed providing free lunches for needy children in Pecos schools. The idea will be acted on at the next meeting of both groups with possible cooperation from TRC surplus commodities. An option may allow paying students to receive lunches at cost.
William H. Gore of Comanche has been appointed acting rural supervisor for the Farm Security Administration covering Reeves Pecos Ward Loving Culberson El Paso and Hudspeth counties. He will direct the agency program to rehabilitate low income farmers and ranchers in a seven county area in West Texas as announced by Regional Director C M Evans.
County Judge C E Casebier proposed a joint conference soon to discuss finishing the Pecos Fort Stockton highway. He wrote to Capt M L Swinehart of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce requesting attendance by county officials chamber representatives and other interested parties. Swinehart approved and asked for a date.
Dudley Yard named chairman of a highway committee by the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. Joining Yard are R. E. Kilmer Bill Rossman Bike Simmons John Doll and Roy Biggs as members beyond the 11 listed last week.
Dr. Handley Wiggins 69, San Angelo dentist and father of Mrs. Hal Arthur of Pecos, died last week after collapsing in an office. A resident since 1892, he is survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs. Hiram Westbrook of San Angelo, and a sister Mrs. C E Mays.
Mrs. Bill Daniel Jr and her son Eddie left last weekend for Rochester Minnesota where Eddie will enter the Mayo Clinic for examination and medical care.
Armistice Day events center on Pecos and Monahans with a 2 pm football showdown on Sealey Field. The Monahans Green Wave faces the Pecos Eagles in a long standing rivalry expected to draw over 1000 advance tickets. pregame parade includes the Pecos band and pep squad.
Slight improvement was noted this week in the condition of Mrs. M. E. Hinkle known as Mother Hinkle to Pecos residents for years. She has been seriously ill at her son Harry Hinkle’s home for the past two weeks. Her daughter Mrs. Emma Riddle of Lynchburg Tennessee, formerly from Pecos, was en route to be with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Porter of Pecos became the parents of a girl last week. She was born in a Pecos sanitarium Nov. 1.
Richard Briscoe Post 91 and Pecos Monahans posts join for Armistice Day ceremonies in Mona hans with a parade led by Pecos colors and band. A solemn moment at 11 am follows a districtwide school and legionnaires procession. merchants may close 10 am to 1 pm per Legion post guidance.
James B. Gibson 82 former Pecosite and Texas Ranger died at his El Paso home last week Funeral services were held at Peak-Hage don Chapel conducted by Rev I L Yearby with Rev J Fred Cole assisting Gibson joined the Rangers in 1878 and fought in Panhandle Indian actions later practiced law in Pecos and served as Reeves County clerk for 16 years and as Pecos mayor
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