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JOIN THE
MARCH of DIMES
bundayi January 13, 1952
PRICE 10c
NUMBER 35
Soil T o Benefit From Ruling T hat
Cotton Burrs CanBePutOnLand
Cotton farmers will be allowed
to put burrs on land through an
arrangement worked out by the
State Department of Agriculture,
County Agent Artie B. Forehand
announced recently after receiv-
ing a telegram to that effect from
John C. White, state commission-
er of agriculture.
Release of cotton ourrs on the
1952 crop will be until around
'March 1, 1953.
The use of cotton burrs on land
has been prohibited by the USDA
because of the threat of pink boll-
v/orm infestation in the area ov-
er Texas, and the release of the
kptton burrs cannot go into ef-
fect until regulations are work-
ed out in order to protect the
area from the threat of pink boll-
worm, White said.
County agents of this area of
the state have worked for some-
time to secure the release of the
cotton burrs, because putting
burrs back on the soil adds humus
and increases soil productivity.
The value of the Addition of
more humus to soils in Hockley
county and the entire Plains area
has long been recognized. But un-
til this statement from the state
department Was released, farmers
were unable to keep cotton burrs
on their land because of the dang-
er of pink boll worm infestation.
The state commissioner ot ag-
riculture will speak in Lubbock
Feb. 25, and will at that time ex-
plain the details of this program.
Representatives of all gins and
cotton oil mills in this area and
large number of farmers will
hear White’s explanation of the
program to put the burrs back on
the land.
During the past few years when
farmers have not been allowed to
put burrs back on the land, gin-
ners have had to burn them, and
will have to do this for far- !
mers wh° will not haul, them a-
w<
don’t haul them off.
He said, however, that the pro-
gram will be extremely benefi-
cial to farmers in the area. At
present, he explained, the farmery
are taking too much from the soil,
but by allowing the burrs to go
back on the land will be able to
build up humus, thus increasing
roil productivity.
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Poll Tax Payments '
Continue to Climb
The paid poll tax total in
Levelland is rising. At1 the
present rate of increase, the
total for 1952 should easily
surpass the total of 3,050 post-
ed in 1951, by the end of next
week.
The Levelland Jaycees
haven't even started their an-
nual telephone campaign
which usually accounts for a
lot of paid poll taxes during
the final week.
As of Friday noon, the paid
poll tax total for 1952 had
reached 2,125, an increase of
161 in the past two days.
Council Approves First Airport Estimate
NTSC Group To Be Presented In
Music Recital On Monday Evening
iL^W-fisssi
out that the release of the purrs
is apt to put an added hardship on
ginner? of the area, for they will
have to make ajrangements to
catch the burrs and them
for farmers, and also have a way
to burn the burrs if the farmers
City's Two Banks
In Annual Board
Meets This Week
All officers and directors were
rc-elected at board meetings this
week of the First National bank
and Levelland State bank. In
addition, two new officers were
elected at the First National
bank’s board meeting held Thurs-
day. They arc Mrs. Evelyn £as-
tle and James Headstream, both
elected a^fetant cashiers. } . ...
Officers and directors re-elect-
ed fry the First National bank are
. Hester, president; Fred Bar-
vice-president; Carl Gallo-
vice-prcsident and cashier;
M. Carothers, assistant cashier,
»bs, Hester, T. W.
Toore, Roy Riddel and B. A.
^Warren,. directors. The bank vot-
d on Dec. 31 to pay a 10 per
cfcnl dividend to stockholders.
Officers and directors re-elect-
ed Tuesday at the Levelland State
bank are J. O. Gillham, chairman
of board; D. E. Collins, president;
G. T. Hatton, executive vice-
president; Cecil Eivens, vice-
president; Eddie Crawley, cashier,
and Term Cobb, D. E. Collins, Wal-
ter H. Collins, Gillham, Hatton
and W. A. Nance, Jr., directors.
The Levelland State bank voted
c 6 per cent dividend to stock-
holders.
GOING OUT OF STYLE Shown above the twin cotton
burr burners at the Brown girt in Levellond, constructed
only o little over o year ogo. Recent regulations which
once ogd'm permit the use of burrs to enrich the soil,
will necessitate the sowing of the burrs after the ginning
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$56,000 In Construction Is
Slated ^ftrough v* i ty ■ erin its
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, Tty year 1952 may be a
one for building permits in Lev- ] permit for an addition to a store
elland. Of course it’s far too early j building on lot 12, block 1 in the
original tov/nsite, was issued Mon-
day. C. H. Tramel was issued a
permit to construct a $7,000 res-
idence of frame on lot 9, block 217
of the 13th addition. To be com-
oleted by March 15, the building
will measure 24 x 30 feet.
to tell but eight permits issued in
the first 11 days of 1952 have
promised $56,000 worth of build-
ing by mid-March.
The early total is about the same
for the same period last year al-
though construction in 1951 slip-
ped during the middle months and
wound up less than $1 million.
Figuring on the present average,
1952 would see approximately $2
million, worth of construction
which would set a new local rec-
ord.
Responsible for the early build-
ing spurt in Levelland, Is . local
contractor Cliff Hilton. He was
issued permits for 6ix one-ftyni-,
!y reaidAces at a cost1 at $8,000
each. The homes, all to be built
in the 13th addition, will be locat-
ed on lots 4, 6 and 7 of block 219
and on lots 5, 6, and 7 of block
218. Dimensions of each are post-
er at 40 x 24 feet, construction of
frame, and completion date on
the entire group is estimated at
March 1.
Two other permits had been is-
Rodriquez Infont Is
Buried Here Friday
Benito Rordiquez, one-day-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Francisco
Rodriquez, died at 6 o'clock
Thursday afternoon in a Level-
laqd hospital.
• 'Byrial was in the Latin-Amer-
Icari Cemetery under the direction
of the George C. Price Funeral
home Friday afternoon.
Wf
First 1952 Blaze
BQuickly Controlled
Levelland’s first fire, causing
only slight damage to the interior
■ of a closet, was chalked up Wed-
nesday noon during the lunch
hour. ,
The fire department was called
out to the residence of James Lei-
gon, proprietor of the Polka Dot
drive-in restaurant. The home, a
small, one-story frame building
j*. located behind tty; drive-in at
:;06 West Ave.
According to the fire chief’s re-
port, the fire Originated from chil-
dren playing with matches. Loss
was not estimated but the build-
ing had been insured for $6,000
and the contents were insured for
91,500. The building is owned by
Ed Hanna.
The alarm was turned in at
12:30 p. m. but Mr. Leigon had
doused the blase before local fire-
men arrived on the 3cenc
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Two Tough Contests
Fill Out Grid Clone/;
Rattan is Re-hired
O. W. Marcom, superinten-
dent of the Levelland schools,
announced this week the com-
pletion of the Lobos 1052 grid
schedule and at the same time
announced the renewal of
Coach Truott Rattan's con-
tract for one year.
Marcom listed the following
two games to be added to the
list of eight contests already
scheduRi: Levelland will op-
en the season at Sweetwater
on Sept. 12. The other date is
an Oct. 17 meeting on the
home field with Class AAAA
Thomas Jefferson of El Paso.
Rattan, who will be starting
his fourth'season as Level-
land's head football coach said
that the new games would be
keeping in line with the
school's policy of scheduling a
tough, pre-district slate “It’s
probably the toughest card.,
we've had,” Rattan said. “V
know that Sweetwater is the.
toughest team we've schedul- *
ed since I’ve been here.” He
^ conunbnted
l school
, .as ot her A A'schools during
~i the past year but would give
us a “rough time."
N® Ashed if the two now-oppo-
nents- would help prepare the
Lobos for the 1953 season :
hen they will probably be
evated into AAA cwnpeti-
fon. Rattan said ''definitely.”
Sweetwater replaces Pecos
on the schedule; Thomas Jer-
ferson of El Paso replaces
Post, and Sudan replaces
Morton. The complete sche-
dule follows:
Sept. 12—At Sweetwater.
Sept. 19—Hereford
Sept. 26—Snyder
Oct. 3—At Seminole
Oct. 10—At Monahans
Oct. 17—Thomas Jefferson
Oct. 24—Open date
Oct. 31—Littlefield (c)
Nov. 7—At Muleshoe (c)
Nov. 17—Sudan
Nov. 21—At Brownfield (c)
tUicg
Andrew Carnegie, the great
philanthropist and business man
wrote the following epitaph about
himself: “Here lies a man who
knew how to enlist in his service
better men than himself.”
Plans have been completed for
the tyccial guest recital to be pre-
sented at 8 o’clock Monday night
In the senior high school auditor-
ium by the School of Music of
North Texas State college. The
Levelland High school senior class
is sponsoring I the recital, for
which tickets are being sold at $1
tot adults and 30 cents for stud-
ents.
The program will be a varied
one, presenting both vocal and
instrumental music and featuring
the harpsichord both as a solo and
as an accompanying instrument
A number ot the most outstand-
ing musical personalities of the
NTSC School pf Music will be
presented. Th* first part of the
entertainment 'will be presented
by tour ot the soloists in Eliza-
bethan costumes and by candle
light.
Miss Patsy Porter, a junior in
tty School of Music and a native
of 8hamrock, has taken part in
ity past two operatic productions
and is being groomed for a solo
part in future productions. A
scholarship student at NTSC, she
h^s appeared in many North Tex-
as and Panhandle cities as a so-
prano soloist.
Ivan Davis, one of the most tal-
ented young pianists of Texas,
will be^tyard in a three-fold ca
pacity as solo pianist, solo harp
sichordist, and accompanist on
each on the instruments. A win-
ner in the Dallas Civic Federat-
ed contest Inst year, he has given
recitals in ooth Dallas and Fort
Worth, as well as in Hobbs, N. M„
Denton, and other places. He is a
native of Hobbs, and will be pre-
sented with the North Texas
State college symphony orchestra
in the renowned Concerto in Bb
Minor by Tschaikowsky later in
the spring.
Rarely has a freshman student
in North Texas State won so im-
mediate and convincing a place
in leadership in the musical af-
Three Contracts
Renewed Thursday
John Aug-
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The newly-born kangaroo
only about an inch long and
semi-transparent as an earthworm.
HkiiJt
. Three contracts ' were extended
for one year-each and other facul-
ty matters taken up at Thursday
night’s Levelland ; School bdard
•meeting.
“Receiving one-year (extensions
ofUheir contracts were Walter L.
Reed, assistant superintendent; O.
R. Watkins, business manager, and
Truett Rattan, athletic coach.
The borrd confirmed the em-
ployment of J. T. Blakeley, who
is to arrive here about Jan. 28 as
high -school mathematics teacher.
Mrs. Scott Couch has been em-
ployed to teach a second grade
class at the East Elementary
school. The class has been taught
by substitute teachers since the
resignation of Mrs. Dennis.
It was announced that Mrs. Jew-
el Harris, teacher at the West
Elementary school for several
years has resigned and will be re-
placed by Mrs. Lynn King, who
is doing post-graduate work at
North Texas State college, Denton.
She will begin her duties after
the end of the semester at NTSC.
Deep-Plowing Proves Most
Popular Practice for '52
Hockley county’s apportionment
of $40,000 for deep-plowing in
1952 was “used up and then some”
“OKIE” MADE HONORARY TEXAS CITIZEN . . . Mayor Lamar West, laft Is shewn
E. (Bob) Morris an honorary Texas citizen's certificate algntd by Qov. Allan Shivars an!
of State John Bon Sheppard. Mr. Merrla moved-hare with hia family In 1646 from Lawtea, Okie
Shown clockwise around the table are Bob Ford, Al Alston, Charlie Tramel, Jim SL Clair,
George C. Price and James Farmer. In the background, loft, is R. J. (Bill) Dlaen, and
tween Mayor West and Mr. Morris, It Pst Mann. (Herald and Sun-News Photo)
by noon Wednesday, Jan. 2, the
day the year’s conservation pro-
gram got underway, J. W. Evans,
county Production Marketing ad-
ministration officer, said this
week.
Prior approvals issued in the
county for deep-plowing totaled
$42,300, which is $2,300 more than
the funds allotted for the practice.
Mr. Evans said that cancellations
will enable the number of ap-
provals to stay within the amount
of funds.
Several of the deep-plowing ap-
plications ' are ftoe large acreages,
according to the PMA officer.
“We could have used $100,000 for
this one praettte alone,” he said.
The county** apportionment for
conservatkar practices is $103,000.
In addition to Onto - plowing, 11
ether practice* have been approv-
ed for the <MaUpb 1952 program.
HERE FEB. 5,
lin, noted tenor, who will ap
'pear here with Martha Plow*
era, soprano, and K^ley Wy-
' att Peb. 6 In the-senlor high •
school,auditorium under the <
-sponsorship of the Levelland
Concert association. It will be
during the,19S1-S2 ye
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Hobbs Services and
Graveside Rites Set
For Mrs. Opal Riggs
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. Saturday in the Baptist
chapel at Hobbs, N. M . for Mrs.
Opal Riggs, 40, who died at Hobbs
Friday morning.
Mrs. Riggs, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Barnes of Level-
land, was a resident of Hobbs for
the past six years. Formerly she
and her husband had been resi-
dents of Levelland where he was
an oilfield worker.
F.ev. Bob Robbins, pastor of the
Trinity Baptist church of Level-
'and, officiated at the Hobbs rites,
after which the body was brought
to Levelland for graveside ser-
vices at 3 p. m. in the cemetery
here.
Mrs. Riggs had t>een confined to
the LCa County hospital at Hobbs
since suffering a stroke a week
ago. She died at 9:30 a. m. Friday.
Born at Roscoe May 7, 1911, she
attended school as Waste.ia and
was graduated ftom high school
at Fluvanna. She was converted
two years ago and was a member
of the Baptist chapel at Hobbs.
Survitors arc her husband; her
parents; three brothers, Fred and
Jimmy of levelland, and Johnny
of Dallas, and twef sisters, Mrs. J.
R. French of Levelland and Mrs.
Dal top Smith of Pasadena.
Other relatives include two
aunts, Lillian Jewel Barnes of
Levelland and Mrs. Lydle Hud-
gens of Levelland, and several
nieces and nephews.
fairs of the college as has Susan
Houser. A member of the famed
a cappella choir in her first year,
she is an accomplished pianist
as well as a sensitive exquisite
soprano soloist. Without question
she is destined to-go far with her
fine voice, her wonderful -musical
understanding, her stage personal-
ity; and her intelligence.
Miss Francene Pearce, a senior
violin major in the School of Mu-
sic, will be heard this month as
soloist with the North Texas State
symphony in the great Concerto
for two violins and orchestra by
Bach. A scholarship student from
Crane, she will be heard in violin
solos and will also play obligattos
for vocal solos, duets, etc.
Gene Branscomb, a baritone of
Dallas, is already a professional
singer in one sense. A member
of the Dallas summer operetta
staff and a paid soloist in one of
the large Dallas churches, he has
an appealing stage personality as
well as an outstanding voice.
Dr. Walter Hodgson, dean of the
School of Music, will serve as
commentator for the program
Which will consist of musical ex-
cerpts from many times and plac-
es. From Elizabethan sorgs to
contemporary operettas, the em-
phasis will be upon entertainment.
Eminent Educator
Is to Speak Here
On Tuesday Nigl
too tSrtiud nijcTotii mTo
iMdUm Tuq’Y
A large number of Hockley
county teacherr. are expected to
hear Mrs. Janie Alexander, pres
■ rauis -or-vnw- twa
Classroom Teachers association.
The meeting is to be held in the
South Elementary school cafeter-
ia.
Mrs. Oba Red, president of the
Levelland organization, said all
teachers of the county arc invited
to attend, but they are asked to
make reservations with her not
later than noon Monday.
Mrs. Alexander, who is a tyfc
member'of the NEA, has parti-
cipated in many of its workshops
and conferences. She lives in El
Paso where she has been a mem-
ber of the public school faculty
since 1925.
The Levelland city council Mon-
day night stamped its approval
on the first estimate of costs on
the $30,000 City airport paving
project and at the same time au-
thorized the city manager to sub-
mit the first draft for federal
funds. ,
Federal share of the first esti-
mate totals $5,608, according to
City Manager Ray Drain.
Drain announced that work has
progressed on the airport since
the forced layoff due to incle-
ment weather. At present work-
ers are finishing laying the caliche
base and are shaping the runway.
They were expected to complete
the shaping operations by Satur-
day night which would ullaw air-
port traffic to resume.
Topping will not be undertak-
en until warmer weather, per-
haps sometime in late March, ac-
cording to Drain.
The $30,000 project has received
the approval of the federal gov-
ernment and of CAA authorities.
The city will bear half the cost
with $15,000 being paid by the
federal government. Final approv-
al included permission to pave
two runways, both being extended
in length, and the paving of a
strip around the hangars and
leading to the fuel pump. Install-
ation of lights and the erecting
of a beacon will also follow.
The completed proect will give
the city of Levelland one of the
most modern airports oft the
Plains. Officials of various oil
serving companies issued state-
ments last fall praising the move.
Several firms announced that
company owned planes and priv-
ate planes used by executives of
these companies would find the
Levelland airport accessible for
the first time. ,
The' city manager also pointed
out the importance of the . airport
eJepawHoif totpo along with teturo-
expanslbn or LeVellaod. At the
time tHtte he ouoted remarks by
the coimnandant at Reese Alr
W1BCC baile tb: the effect that
Ca c^i^Hl ^-rsorihel m*y; f*.m
ime ro lirrieusc the Airport In
^uhetipp 'iWih flight opera-
6r m cale Of emergency.
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Sailor Stationed At
Corpus Christi Base
Albert A. Copeland, boatswain’s
mate first class, U. S. Navy, son
of Mrs. Nora G. Copeland of Lcv-
clland, reported recently at the
U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus
Christi, for duty in the safety de-
partment. He reported from the
USS Leo.
Copeland entered the Navy in
March, 1942. He has served eight
years overseas, serving in the At-
lantic and Pacific areas.
Drilling Depths are Reported
On Five Area Oil Projects
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Police Investigating
Dec. 31 Burglary Here
City police are continuing to
investigate a * burglary, reported
on Dec. 31 in Levelland involving
the loaa of a cutting torch and an j
attached length of hoae.
The burglary was committed by
Mustang District of
Scouts to Meet Here
A Mustang district Boy Scout
meeting is scheduled for 8 o'-
clock Thursday night. Jan. 31, in
the county court room, according
to Clift M. Epps, district chairman
• W. R. Postma of Lubbock, South
Plains Council executive and J. B.
Johnston, district executive, will
be speaker at the meeting.
All institutional representativ-
es of the Boy Scouts are urged
to attend the meeting.
Recent^observntions of over 2,«
000 leghorns at Cornell Universi-
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forcing open a door at th. Bates lcilkoais wcrr t*ic* at gr«at
ti No monev Was • _______, __
Blacksmith shop. No money Waa
reported stnlam Aacording to the
polite report. Uta door to the shop
was wired ahte and the intruders
simply
uncoiled the
in the poorly fleshed birds as
the fell-fleshed birds.
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heki a peace
N. H., in
Honolulu Oil Corporation and
Signal Oil St Gas company No. 4
J. E. Armes, project in the Ropes
field ot _ cast-central Hockley
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'52 March of Dimes
Drive Progresses,
But Long Way to Go
The four Hockley county
youngsters on whom $1,469.-
26 was spent last year for
polio treatment probably
know better than anyone else
what your dime will mean in
tills year’s March of Dimes
now underway.
And it is these four young-
steix of whom many Hockley
countians will be thinking
when they make their 1952
March of Dimes contributions.
These four and the hundreds
of others whe might fall vic-
tim at any time to the only
epidemic that is on an in-
crease in this country.
Forrest Weimhold, county
campaign director, reported
Friday that the drive is pro-
gressing, but that much re-
mains to be done before the
goal is reached. He is calling
upon individuals, as well as
schools, service clubs, and oth-
er groups, to assist in this
year’s March of Dimes.
Coin containers were to be
distributed in Levelland Sat-
urday by Gift, Scouts, and
will be placed in business
houses throughout the county
this week. V,
A March of
program over
county is drilling below 4,440 feet
in shale.
Location is 694 feet from south
and west lines of labor 17, league
5, Wilbarger CSL survey. That
puts it five miles south of-TSmyer.
Stanolind Oil & Gas company
is at total depth of 4,795 feet in
|lime of the San Andres and is
swabbing to thoroughly clean up
I before testing at its No. T Thomas,
wildcat in central-west Cochran
county five and onc-hatf miles
northeast of Bledsoe.
On a swab test, recovery was
58 barrels of load oil and 17 bar-
rels of acid water in 24 hours.
There were no signs of free oil.
The prospector is 660 feet from
north and east lines of labor 18,
league 148, Stonewall county
school land survey.
L. F. Oil company has decided
to drill deeper into the pay at
ita No. 1 Mahoney, central-east
Hockley county wildcat. At total
depth of 5,910 feet, the project
pumped 35 barrels of oil one day
and 29 barrels the next day.
Operator will move in a port-
able unit and drill deeper.
Delta Gulf Drilling company
No. 1 Starnes, wildcat three miles
northeast of the Landon-multipay 7
field in southwest Cochran coun-
ty is making hole below 9,335 feet
in lime.
Drillsite is 1.960 feet from east
and south lines of section 39, Har-
rison and Brown survey.
Mid-Continent PetroJte
poration No. 1-3 8mHh I
which ia a
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