The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 336, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Page: 1 of 6
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Who's Who Students
In High School Named
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President Planning
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By ORLXN BREWER
Folks over the nation are still
winning Kashword puzzles identi-
cal to those submitted to Hockley
County people by the Levelland
Daily Sun News. Last week, a
whole mess of winners all over the
country was reported .
This week, die puzzle-makers re-
ceived reports of only one winner,
at Baltimore ,Md., where the Bal-
timore Sunday American is carry-
ing the Kashword Puzzle, too. Odd-
ly enough, it was the paper’s first
puzzle. A total of 65,499 persons
tried and one person won a grand
prize of 5100.
Winning the puzzle is worth more
in Levelland. A winner here can
win as much as 5350 this week if
he qualifies for the bonuses.
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West Texas school officials,
stopping off la Washington on
the way home front * conven-
tion at Atlantic City, were en-
tertained at breakfast by mem-
bers of the Texas congression-
al delegation. s ,
The hosts Included Sen. Price
Daniel, and Reps. George H.
Mahon and Frank Ikard of
Wichita Fails. ,s<.*
Among those attending the
breakfast were Supt. BUty Key
of Sundown, Supt. and Sirs.
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D. Sides of Whiteface, Supt.
Ralph Shilling and trustee Carl
Keeling, both of Littlefield,
and Supt. H .A. Owens of Mot-
ton.
Supt. O. W. Marcum an
Levelland trustee L. L. Cox
!e the trip to the Atlantic
Convention, but neither
was on hand for the Washing-
ton breakfast.
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Most parents, regardless of their
background, seem instinctively to
teach their children to avoid or
dislike that cop on the comer.
They do it by breaking traffic laws
with their children in the car and
keeping a close lookout for the po-
lice car, or by taking personal of-
fense when a patrolman docs his
duty and issues a ticket.
But some Levelland policemen
are training up — all on their own
— a new generation of youngsters
who respect policemen and every-
thing they stand for.
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Mrs, W. A. Davis pointed up
what we’re saying In a tele-
phone call to the Lev cl and
Daily Sun News office a few
weeks ago.
She said she wanted to nay
something about a city police-
man with an evident soft spot
In his heart for children. Mrs.
Davis, using rather unusual de-
scriptive terms for a police-
man, described him as "court-
eous, kind and sweet.*’
The children "all Just love
and "look forward to
ing him’’ every day, Mrs.
Davis said.
She said he comes out to
South Elementary school three
times a day, slowing down or
stopping traffic so that young-
sters can cross the streets safe-
ly. She said he often hikes the
smaller tots by the hand and
walks across the treet with
them.
We asked the name of the
patrolman. Mrs. Davis didn’t
know. But she said she had
been watching his remarkable
actions for weeks and Just
couldn't resist calling to tell
about him.
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We put in a call to the city police
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Members ofthe Levelland High
School faculty have named 25 pup-
ils, considered most outstanding in
various realms of school work ad
activities, for recognition as
"Who’s Who” students.
Students in each subject classifi-
cation (such as English), were
selected by the teachers teaching
this classification. Leadership and
citizenship awards were made on
the basis of a faculty-wide vote.
Three students, Jimmy Tipps,
Gwen MeMurry and Marilyn Guet-
ersloh, were double winners.
Miss MeMurry was winner of the
speech and girls leadership award;
Jimmy Tipps was named the best
student in both physical education
and vocational agriculture, while
Miss Guetersloh received the citi-
zenship and commercial studies a-
wards.
Other Winners
Other winners of Who's Who a-
wards included Sherill Pounds,
boys’ citizenship award; Charles
Forehand, boys’ leadership award;
Peggy Blair and Robert Pierce,
athletics; Billy Jean Jackson and
Marilyn McDermett, homemaking;
Elizabeth Hawkins, physical edu-
cation; Martha Lincoln and Carroll
Jennigs, English: Glenn Hollo-
way. mathematics; An Dupre and
Bill Billingsley, band; Oliver Wat-
son, Science.
Also .Dorothy Sodek, social stu-
dies; Shirley Bailey and Hillry
lanson, chorus; Wanda McClure
ind David Benningfield, journal-
ism; Joy Harrison. Spanish; Vian-
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flamillFuneral
Services Held
Final rites, conducted by the
Masonic Lodge, were held for Rob
ert A. Hamill at 2:30 p.m. Wed-
nesday at the First Baptist Church
with Rev .J. H. Wright officiating.
Interment was in Tech Memorial
Park in Lubbock.
Hamill, 41, a Levelland farmer
and member of a prominent Hock-
ley County family, died unexpect-
edly about 4 p.m. Sunday in Lub-
bock following a heart attack.
Hamill was active in the Mason-
ic Lodge and interested in civic
affairs.
Among the survivors are his
wife; two daughters, Jane Elois
6, and Sue Beth 2; parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Hamill; two sis-
ters, Mrs .Cline Brashear of Abi-
lene and Mrs. Jean Morley of Odes
sa; a grandmother, Mrs. George
W. Hamill and a number of other
relatives .
na Berryhill, library; Bob Neal,
vocational and industrial studies;
David Smith, distributive educa-
tion.
Eighteen seniors made the Who’s
Who listing, while only six juniors
and one sophomore was listed.
The group is expected to be rec-
ognized in a special awards as-
sembly later this year.
LIONS CLUB INCORPORATES
Bond Issue Slated
On Sundown Pool
TV Report Tonight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Eisenhower announced
today he is available for a second term.
The President’s dramatic announcement came at a tense,
record capacity news conference.
He said he will go on nationwide television and radio to-
night at 9 o’clock CST to tell the people about his big decis
ion which he said he reached only yesterday.
“My. answer will be positive—affirmative,” Eisenhower
said in giving reporters permission to quote him directly.
The president declined to say at this time whether he fav
ors Vice President Nixon as his running mate again. How-
ever, he again had warm praise for Nixon and called him
a dedicated public s2rvant
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SUNDOWN, (Spl.) — The Sun-
down Lions Club has incorporated
and is making plans to issue
510,000 in bonds to finance a swim-
ming pool for Sundown, Charlie Ak
in announced Tuesday.
Akin said that six thousand dol-
lars will be issued in $10 denomina-
tion bonds and four thousand in
5100 denominations.
The bonds will be sold locally
in Sundown and will draw four
per cent interest. Akin said that
numbers would be drawn to de-
termine the years on which the
bonds will be repaid to bond pur-
chasers.
A committee is currently work-
ing on the problem, seeking to
determine over what period of
time the bonds should run.
Incorporation of the Sundown
Lions Club was brought about aft-
er a trip to Austin last week by
Bishop Craddock, E. E. Smith and
R. H. Munsterman, attorney for
the group.
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Former Filipino
President Dies
MANILA. Philippines —1
mer President Elpido Quirino died
at his home today at the age of
65, the presidential press office
announced. He had been suffering
from high blood pressure.
Quirino assumed the presidency
upon the death of President Man-
uel Roxas in 1948 when the repub-
lic was but 21 months old. He
lost to President Ramon Magsay-
say in the 1953 elections.
One Birthday Each
Four Years Future
Awaiting New Baby
A birthday only once every
four years la the unusual fu-
ture awaiting Jerry Van Cal-
houn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Calhoun, 1616 McKinley
Street.
Jerry Van, born at 3:63 a.m.
Wednesday at Phllllps-Dupre
Hospital, assured Hockley
County of at least one "leap
year” baby. He’U be cheated
out of three birthdays out of
every four simply because he
was born on the 29th day of
February.
Another February 29th won’t
arrive until 19«0. Jerry Van
will be eight years old when
his second birthday anniver-
sary rolls around In 1964 and
twelve when his third one
comes in 1968.
By this time, he should be
getting used to the Idea of be-
ing just a little "different”
from other youngsters.
Jerry Van’s parents have
lived near Levelland for the
|»ast year, moving to their Mc-
Kinley street address from
Smyer early this month. The
father is employed as a weld-
er for Lubbock Machine and
.Supply Co.
The new baby has two broth-
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Munstermansaid he understood
that the pool will not be city own-
ed or operated, but rather a Sun-
down Lions Club pool, with the
thebank and the $10,000 addition-
56,000 the club already has in
the bank and the $10,000 addition-
al cash raised through bonds, the
club hopes to completely pay for
the installation.
A meeting will be held next Mon-
day night at 8 o'clock to kick off
the sale of bonds.
Area Delegation
Completes Work
In Washington
R. H. (Bob) Hester, president
of the First National Bank, said
Wednesday that a delegation of
South Plains bankers and citizens,
in Washington to investigate the
present farm credit situation, has
already completed its conferences
in the nation's capitol.
But he sr!d that reports from
the group, which includes Fred
Barker, vice - president of the
First National Bank, would prob-
ably have to await their rteurn
home.
Hester said he tried to contact
Barker in Washington Tuesday
night, but found the delegation had
already left for New York. The
group is expected back home some
time Friday or Saturday.
Included among those on the
trip are Barker, State Rep J. O.
Gillham of ' Brownfield, Everett
Fulgham, Lubbock Banker; Burton
G. Hackney, Brownfield attorney;
Irby Medcalf, Post Banker; John
J. Kendirck, Brownfield banker,
and A. M. Muldrow. Brownfield
businessman and farmer.
Purpose of the trip was listed
by Gillham .who is president of
the Brownfield State Bank and
chairman of the board for the Lev-
elland State Bank, is to “find out
if some kind of reasonable long-
range financing program can be
worked out for our farmers”
The bankers say the Farmers
Home Administration loan system
has not been working as it should.
The delegation flew to Washing-
ton Sunday. Several sight - seeing
tours were planned before the re-
turn trip home.
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mnty MOD Total
iches $6,666.76
Dirk (terothrm. trruarrr for
Ike Hockley County March of
Dime* campaign, reported Wed
aenday that a total *4 ld.BM.7B
wan turned in during this
year’s drive and that money
la still dribbling In.
Garother* said he wouldn't
be able to give a break-down
ea organizations or eotnmaai-
tor the confer!
From Centro! Figure in Gas Bill Probe
yarborough Tells of Political Gift
AUSTIN (* — Ralph W. Yarbor-
ough, who has not yet said he *s
a candidate for governor, said to-
day he has received two contribu-
tions for $500 each from Elmer
Patman, Austin attorney for Supe-
rior Oil Co.
Yarborough said the first con-
tribution from Patman, whom he
described as a long-time personal
acquaintance, was in the fall of
1966 and the second was around
the end of 1955 or the first of 1950.
Patman is a central figure in
a U.S. Senate committee investiga-
tion of political gifts connected
with the Harris-Fulbright Natural
Gas bill.
Patman testified yesterday he
had given a campaign contribution
of between $700 and $800 to a can-
didate for statewide political office
in Texas this year. He refused to
say who the candidate was.
The Senate investigation was set
off after Sen. Francis Case (R-SD)
announced on the Senate floor that
a $2,500 campaign contribution had
been offered him before the nat-
ural 'gas vote. Case said he had
previously been inclined to vote
for the bill but later decided to
vote against it.
The bill was passed but Presi-
dent Eisenhower vetoed It because
of what he called evidence of arro
gant tactics on the part of those
who supported the measure.
Yarborough said he had checked
his records after reporters queried
him on whether he was the recipi-
ent of a contribution from Patman.
"The new law does not require
a statement of campaign contribu-
tions for the 1956 campaign until
the month of July. 1956, but, in
response to questions I have check-
ed my records and find two con-
tributions for $500 each from Elmer
Patman, the first one in the fall
of 1955 for the purpose of traveling
over the state in an effort to reach
a decision on the 1956 race,” his
prepared statement said.
Yarborough said Patman had re-
fused to support him in his 1952
and 1954 campaigns against Gov.
Allan Shivers and had told him his
support went to Shivers in both
races.
"He stated that the contributions
were from him peraoqaUy, and did
not reflect the policy T>f his com-
pany, and were not from his com-
pany, and were made without its
knowledge." said Yarborough.
"Elmer Patman is one of many
people in Texas who opposed my
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Eisenhower’s second term rn-
nejneement had been expected at
ti Jay’s news conference, on the
b .sis of his own earlier remark?,
b it up to the moment he walked
ii to the conference room there
w is no certainty it would come
For the first eight minutes of
th-2 session, the President, calm
a d collected, tantalized the news-
men by talking first about various
other matters—such things as the
Red Cross drive for funds, the
pending farm bill, and a water
resources measure which is be-
fore Congress.
With the tension mounting, Ei-
senhower finally turned to the sub-
ject everyone had been waiting
for him to discuss—his attitude
regarding a second term.
He said he had an announcement
which was something more per
sonal in nature, and recalled that
he had promised the newsmen
that he would disclose his second
term plans to them first if It
could be worked out that way. •
Eisenhower then said he had
reached a decision whether to bid
for another four years in the
White House.
He went on to say that his de-
cision involves so many far:ors
that it was impossible for him to
express it in terms of a simple
yes or no.
For that reason, he added, he
was asking the TV-radio networks
for time tonight to speak to the
American people.
Eisenhower said he did not know
for sure whether either the Re-
publican party or the neople gen-
erally want him to serve another
four years, but that he was going
directly to the people and tell
them the facts.
At that point, the President
ended the months of
and announced:
"My answer will be positivj —
that is, affirmative.’’
That statement came just five
months andfive days af’er Eisen-
hower’s Sept. 24 heart attack.
Eisenhower’s announcement pre-
sages his nomination by acclama-
tion at the party's Aug. 20 con-
vention in San Francisco—unless
some development meantime al
ters the situation.
Republicans from top leaders
down through the rank and file
have been hoping and praying that
Eisenhower would consent to run
again.
In the absence of a definite nod
from Eisenhower in behalf of Nix
on, there remains some division
of the party, however, about a
vice presidential nominee. Some
elements would like to drop Nix-
on.
It is generally accepted that
Eisenhower can have anyone he
wants as his running mate. And
many party members believe he
would want Nixon since the Presi-
dent ‘ has repeatedly spoken his
high regard for him.
Just before Eisenhower ended 1 is
23-minute meeting with reporters,
he said he never would have de-
cided to seek re-election un'.ess he
thought he would live out the next
five years.
That recalled his doctors’ report
on Feb. 15 saying the President
appeared physically fit to serve
"another 5 to 10 years” in a job
like the presidency.
In the course of. the conference,
the newsmen fired many questions
at Eisenhower regarding his de-
cision. To several, he replied that
he would withhold the answer until
his TV-radio talk tonight.
But, responding to one question,
Eisenhower said his decision to
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HE’LL BUN AGAIN — President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who hits kept the nation in
suspense about his political future since a heart attack ii) Colorado last year, announc-
ed dramatically in a news conference today that he will be available for a second term.
TALKS FIRST ABOUT VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
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President Takes His Time
In Telling Decision to Run
By ED CREAGH
WASHINGTON U) -The earnest
man in the brown suit acted as
if he had plenty of time.
He praised the Red Cross. He
spoke well of Italian President
speculation Gronchi. He said he wished Con-
gress would get busy and pass the
farm and Upper Colorado Basin
legislation he wants.
Then, as calmly as though he
were discussing the weather.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the
news the world had been waiting
for: He is willing to run for a
second term.
The atmosphere in the packed,
steaming hot meeting room was
electric with tension. The biggest
crowd of newsmen ever to attend
an Eisenhower news conference-
311—listened with almost painful
intensity as the President -still
calm, still cool—told in a conver-
sational tone that he had made up
his mind and would run if the
Republican party and the Ameri-
can people wanted him.
Then, the decision announced, a
change seemed to come over Ei-
senhower.
Gone was the air of apparent
hesitancy that often has charac-
terized him in the months since
his Sept. 24 heart attack. He spoke
more briskly wih greater as-
surance. He said there were some
things he didn’t want to talk about
in advance of his radio-television
appearance tonight.
And by golly, as he himself
might well have put it, he refused
to talk about those things until he
was good and ready.
Standing behind his usual desk
with its twin microphones and
yellow blotter, the President was
face to face with 207 reporters at
about his own eye level. Upstairs,
packed behind a wrought iron bal-
cony, were 104 others. About 75
who turned up late—a queue be
gan forming nearly three hours
before—were turned away for lack
of space.
Eisenhower strode in through a
side door at 10:29 a.m. imme-
diately asked everyone to be
seated and then—to the barely
concealed annoyance of reporters
Prospective Candidate Speaker Out
James P.Hart Says
Interposition'Futile'
AUSTIN tfll—James . P. Hart, a
prospective candidate for governor,
said today he considers the doc-
trine of interposition "a futile effort
to nullify the decision of the Su-
preme Court” calling for racial
integration in public schools.
"Moreover, I think that interpo-
sition is dangerous because it tends
to create national disunity in these
critical times when all Americans
in all states should stand and work
together with good will and mutual
respect,” said Hart.
He stated his views in a lettc"
run should not have the effect of j to John.VV. Wood, chairman f the
excluding any other candidates ifj Shackelford County Democratic
they want to get into the race. j Executive Committee. Wood had
So far there has been only one j sent Hart and other potential can-
announced conditional candidate j didates for state office a copy of
for the GOP nomination, Sen. a resolution passed by the com-
William F. Knowland of Cali-1 mittee requesting state officials
for.iia. And Knowland has s'aid he ! take steps to "interpose” in the
would withdraw if Eisenhower de-
cided to seek re-election.
Asked when he reached his
momentous decision, Eisenhower
touched off a laugh by saying he
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question of segregation.
Hart noted that Wood, in a letter
accompanying the resolution, had
asked Hart to ’’take a definite
stand on the issue of interposition ”
“Regardless of whether 1 become
a candidate for public office this
year, 1 am glad to comply *Ith
your request because I believe that
the matter is of vital concern to
the people of this state,” Hart lold
Wood, adding:
“In the speech which I delivered
at Henderson, Texas, on Aug. 25,
1955, I stated with reference to the
segregation decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
that ’The law has been definitely
settled by the unanimous dec’sjjn
of the court of last resort’ and that
in my opinion we should not resort
to devious ways to get around It,
because ’such efforts only serve to
raise false hopes of those cpi »ed
to desegregation and, even worse,
to stir up bitterness and distrust
between the races.’ ”
,‘‘I am still of the opini >n which
I expressed at that time,” Hart
wrote.
Hart is a former associate Jus-
tice of the State Supreme Court
and former chancellor of the Uni-
versity of Texas.
who wanted the second-term an-
swer and nothing else — began
chatting about the Red Cross
fund drive.
He wore a light brown suit with
a vest. The middle of three buttons
on the jacket was buttoned. His
shirt was white and his tie dark
brown. His glasses projected from
the breast pocket of the jacket.
On the blotter in ? front of him
Eisenhower had, and sometimes
fiddled with, a lettersized sheel
of white paper with inch-high let
ters printed on it.
Apparently this was only a list
of topics he intended to cover.
He needed no prompting when,
amid throat clearings and othet
signs • of growing nervousness
among reporters, be began talking
—almost apologetically it seemed
at first- of his political plans.
What he had to say, Eisenhower,
told the reporters, was perhaps
of a personal nature. But he said,
apparently without conscious irony
that he though^ they’d be inter-
ested in view of all the questions
they had asked.
The room was in dead silence,
broken only by the furious racing
of pencils on paper and the sub-
dued clicks and whirrs of cameras
in the back of the room.
The President said he had
reached a second term decision.
Final Rites Set
For Mrs. Keene
Funeral services will be held for
Mrs. Mary Keene. 803 Ave. C at
2:30 p.m. Thursday at the First
Baptist Church. Interment will be
in the city of Levelland cemetery
under the direction of George Price
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Keene, 76, was a pioneer
of Hockley County having lived
here since 1925, settling near
Clauene. She is a member of the
Clauene Baptist Chursh.
Following a five - week illness,
Mrs. Keene died at a local hos-
pital at 9:30 p.m Tuesday
Survivors include two sons Dra-
per and George of levelland, two
daughters. Mrs. B. H. Baldwin of
Hereford and Miss Viola Keene of
Levelland; 14 grandcbiktreQ. 14
great grandchildren; 4 brothers.
Gray .Joe and Ellia Draper of
Spur and Paul Draper of Winters;
one sister Mrs Hulda Vernon of
Ontario Calif ...
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