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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1938
Page
1
Judge E Starley outlines a path for Red Bluff Water Power District to supply affordable power to Pecos growers. He sees power aided cantaloupe branding and farm development, with feeder-line construction costing about 310,000 and monthly repayments from power revenue.
Tax statements for 1938 taxes were prepared this week in the sheriff's office. Taxes become payable October 1, with penalties applying after January 31 as stated by Sheriff Roberson.
Mr and Mrs Jack McCutcheon of Fort Davis welcomed a daughter born at a local hospital during MS Week. The birth announced by the family notes the new arrival is a healthy girl.
Udley Yard was elected president of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce at a regular luncheon. Ace Ramsay chosen as vice president, succeeding Dr. Byron Lackey while Jack May retires as vice president. Ten directors named include Clarence Bell and others. The Red Bluff Water Power Control District proposed $10,000 feeder lines to supply irrigation power to cantaloupe farms west of Pecos, with season rates April 1 to October 1 and higher off-season rates. Judge J. E. Starley outlined the plan for chamber study before decision.
Frankley and Rice No. 1 Tunstill in Reeves county resumed Thursday morning after a brief pause. The well struck gas in the Delaware sand with initial estimates of two to three million cubic feet daily, later gauged at 1.51 million through 7 inch tubing. Location details place the well 330 feet from the north and 2,310 feet from the west line of section 10, block 56, T and P.
Pecos Eagles host Monahans Green Wave in a crucial early season test at 8 pm. A joint parade by both schools opens pre game festivities at the courthouse, with bands performing before kickoff. Coach Jim Neill forecasts a tougher battle, repeats a cockeyed formation, and lists starters for Pecos as Brownlee, Games, Glover, Payne, Elkins, Campbell, Griffin, Armstrong, Medanich, Precht, Woollard or Files, officials Steele Patton Barden Holmes.
Floyd Brownlee former Pecos Mercantile Co manager leaves Pecos to start a new venture in Las Cruces New Mexico He resigned October 1 after years of service and will be replaced as department heads continue operations Mrs Brownlee and Floyd Jr remain in Pecos for the rest of the school year where he is a senior at Pecos High School and a regular Eagle football player
Henry Wilbanks of Upton County bought Harry Moore's Eagle Mountain ranch in Hudspeth County. H. F. Anthony of Pecos handled the sale. The 30 000 acre property atop Eagle Mountain overlooks Mexico. Wilbanks plans to reside on the ranch with delivery set for December 1. price not announced.
Pecos faculty member Miss Jessie Gaston resumes her position this week after a month away from duties. During her absence Mrs. Harold McNew served as substitute.
The Pecos Business Building Campaign raises funds for the Pecos High School Band with five cents per coupon book sale earmarked for the band. Additional prizes and commissions are given to contestants selling coupons and Enterprise subscriptions. The contest ends November 5 with a grand prize Ford Delux Forder Sedan and weekly prizes awarded to top sellers.
Post office transition in Pecos shifts residents from boxes to city delivery with 25 to 30 new daily delivery requests. Postmaster M W Collie praises cooperation of business houses and citizens and expects full completion in about thirty days.
Jim Miller a prominent Barstow citizen and longtime West Texas resident is a patient in a local hospital. Known as one of the Twin Brothers of the West his illness prompts community attention.
George Handley and Dr. S. Ross Jones were received as new members of the Pecos Lions Club at Wednesday's luncheon. Porter Donnell and President Harod Lindley welcomed them into the club. Plans for the upcoming minstrel were discussed. President Lindley expressed regret at the loss of Floyd Brownlee and Paul Dowling who resigned when they became city mail carrier.
Mr and Mrs W E Moore of Balmorhea are the parents of a boy born at a local hospital Friday. Both mother and son are doing nicely.
Ginnings in Reeves and Ward counties total 2665 bales, near last year's level, with Grand Falls 425 and Barstow 1470 contributing most. Cooler September nights and a picker shortage slowed opening, yet optimism grows among farmers. About 250 bales were shipped from Pecos Compress. pressed cotton is required for pink bollworm quarantine. Government loan applications are processed at the compress with payments via Security State Bank.
In Pecos, post office receipts rose about four percent in the third quarter ending September, compared with 1937 totals. Postmaster M W Collie notes gains each quarter over the prior year, despite recessions in other regions.
G L Morahan a veteran Texas highway patrolman has been promoted to sergeant and assigned to the Pecos district under Captain E M Wells who commands the western district.
M A Sanders of Sanders Theatres announced plans for a new motion picture theater to be named the Cactus in Pecos. The Mint Cafe building will be remodeled at an estimated cost of 5 000 to 8 000 dollars with 15 000 to 20 000 dollars for sound and equipment. Construction to start within ten days and opening expected in about 45 days. The venue will seat about 600 with a balcony, and Joe H Bryant of Lubbock accompanied Sanders.
Justice of the Peace B A Oden handled seven misdemeanor cases and three felonies over Saturday and Saturday night in a notably busy weekend.
Fred Hampton a 42 year old gun mechanic drowned in the Pecos River near the Sixteen Mile Dam while fishing with C R Morrison. The body was recovered three hours later by Sheriff Louis Roberson. Hampton leaves a large family and was an ex Marine who lived in Pecos about a year. Funeral services were held at Pecos Funeral Home with veterans and local sports figures in attendance.
Pecos school board elected Miss Anna Tony Nauwald of Menard and Miss Daisy Johnson of Llano to fill two high school teaching vacancies. Miss Mary Helen Smith resigned as librarian to move to Canyon High, and Miss Genelle Wilhite leaves for Lubbock. Nauwald, a Our Lady of the Lake College graduate, taught in Menard last year. Johnson, a Baylor graduate, taught at San Saba last year.
Barstow and Monahans dispute Ward county seat location as the case advances to the Court of Civil Appeals in El Paso. The dispute centers on the May 9 election moving the courthouse to Monahans and the June 14 records shift, with Barstow and Monahans lawyers arguing over election validity and jurisdiction.
Three Pecos youths were injured in a Friday intersection crash two blocks north of the railroad tracks. Charles Alli son 20 Wilson Pattillo 18 and Bill Parsons 19 were hospitalized with lacerations abdominal injuries and scalp wounds. Pattillo feared dead at first but recovered. Vehicles driven by Allison and Parsons collided and overturned. both cars were total wrecks.
Mr and Mrs Travers Crump ton of Fort Stockton announce the birth of a son. Both Mrs Crump ton and the baby are reported to be doing nicely at a local hospital.
W. H. Dorsett aged 50, a former Pecos resident, died at his Houston home after a major operation. His wife is the daughter of Mrs. J. B. Cole of El Paso and sister in law of Mrs. Lillie Cole of Pecos. The Dorsetts lived in Pecos years ago, then moved to El Paso where they stayed until nine years ago. At death he was employed by the Southern Pacific railway.
Drillers skid their rig and prepare to start a new hole this week at the Anthony No. 1 Reeves test in section 1 block 56 public school survey. The new hole is 50 feet from the old one and to be drilled with rotary to take the test to the Delaware.
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