The Levelland Daily Sun News (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 17, 1957 Page: 4 of 6
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UP FROM THE BOTTOM — Workers ready first submarine of the West German
navy at Hamburg. The 180-ton craft, scuttled in the Baltic, was salvaged for training purposes.
By MRS. ELVAT. CRANK
Whitharral News
Mrs.Vernie Burchett has return- are ehroute to Phoenix, Arizona to
ed to her home at Point after sev-
eral weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. D. S. Shedd and other rela-
tives.
live. Mrs. Lumpkins will remain
there indefinitely. Other guests in
the Burnett home Sunday were
Mrs. Omie Burnett, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Ancinec is home from a re- j. Bud Burnett and Sammy, Misses
cent trip to Houston.
Sue Burnett, Paula Burnett and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Buck and j Dixie Lovelace of Mprton. Mrs.
son of Amarillo, visited her par-J Bill Burnett and Miss Billie Bur-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Grant j nett of Fort Worth, Mrs. Eva T.
and other relatives from Wednes- j Crank. Richard Crank and Kay
day through Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Bryant, Ron-
Lynn Lott.
Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Purvis of
nie, Luida B and Leonard return-1 Stephenville is visiting Mr. and
ed Wednesday from vacationing.) Mrs. Jack Melburn and other
They went through Oklahoma into
Missouri, the Ozarks of Arkansas,
returning by way of Abilene where
they spent several days with their
son, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bryant
and child.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Waters and
son of El Paso spent the week-
end with the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Waters and other
relatives.
Mr. and MVs. D.(J(. Mitchell and
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford
left Friday for Grand Prairie and
Dallas. Mrs. Mitchell will remain
at Grand Prairie for an extended
visit with her daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Brant and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hodges
spend the weekend at Lake Kemp.
Other Whitharral people there
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friends at Lunis Chapel and Lit-
tlefield. The Purvises formerly re- ; j
sided in the Lunis Chapel Commu-
nity.
Spending Monday with Rev. and
Mrs. M. D. Durham and Marva- ||
lyne was Mrs. Roy Lankford of
Chillicothe.
O.L. Harris, vocational ag spon-
sor, Gerald Pair, Stevie Bryant,
Billy Thetford and Bobby Brown
will leave Wednesday for Fort
Worth where they will attend the
State FFA convention.
Mr.and Mrs. Frank Martin have
returned td; Fort Worth following
a visit with the latter’s parens,
Mr. and ’Mrs. L.H. Durrett. The
Martins are attending the Bible
Seminary at Fort Worth and are
preparing for missionary work in
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Fifty-one women from Level-
land, Whitharral, and Smyer are
taking part in a clothing workshop
which is held every afternoon
from 1 through 5 p.m. at the
Womens Building. The workshop
which began July 2 will last for
five weeks.
Mrs. Jewel Robinson, county
home demonstration agent, is con-
ducting the workshop.
Levelland ladies taking part are”
Mmes. Dan W. Smith, Johnnie
Hickman, E. E. Stagner, Jr., J. P.
Beaty, Gail Poff, Lee Jackson,
Lloyd Funk. Major Russell, J. W.
Malone, C. E. Myatt, Homer Mor-
ris, Curtis Ward, George Morris,
J. O. Powell, W. E. Grant, W. R.
Wheeler, Jim Peeler, Aubrey Kir-
by, W. E. Butlerr J. A Shultze,
and Ted Darwin
Eighteed from Whitharral are
Mmes. Maxine Tipton, Viola
Helm s, Eileen Lewis, Guy
T. Hughes, B. L. Hicks, R.W. Cot-
ton, Hub Spr a y b e r r y , Rafe
Rodgers,Roy Taylor, W.C. Hawks,
Effie Sadler, Weldon Newsom, Bu-
ford Hayes, A.L. Chisholm, Ella
Hewitt, E. E. Pair, Leon Slate,
and J.E. Gravitt.
Attending from Smyer are
Mmes. Lillian Edwards, Madge
Willis, Barbara Burleson, Mable
Eood, Betty Willis, Freda Sullivan,
Stella Lane, Lou Retta Fowler,
Emma Lou Whitaker, Louise
Brown, J. B. Crawford, and Cur-
tis Davlin.
Mrs. Robinson has announced
that a food and nutrition work-
shop will be held August 19 and
20th beginning each day at 1 and
lasting through 5 p.m. Mrs. Marie
Tribble, food and nutrition specia-
list at A&M College will conduct
the workshop.
All ladies interested are invited
to attend.
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Sets Wedding
SUNDOWN, (Spl.) — Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Ethridge of Sundown
have announced the engagement
and approaching piarriage of their
daughter, Kathryn Ann to David
Neil Hogue, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. Hogue of Sundown. The
wedding will be September 6 at
the First Methodist church in Sun-
down. The bride-elect, a graduate
of Sundown High School, is pre-
sently employed at Reese Air
Force Base. Hogue is a junior
student at Texas Tech.
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were Mr. and Mrs. Pervadus Wade South America. Mr. Martin filled
and children. Brace Hicks, Jr., and -Pulpit at the Bible Independ-
the J. C. Hodges of Anton. ent BaPtist church in Levelland
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gage and for ,hp Sunday services,
children soent Saturday at the
Stanolind Day outing at Macken-
zie Park
Mrs. Jim North arid child and
Miss Janice Callis of Dallas are
visiting their mother. Mr#' Floyd
Reunion of Family
Held af Brownfield
SWEET SUE
. . . Handicap Sweetheart
/ 9-year-old Picks
Ruidoso V/inners
For Area Papers
Yv EDDIE GROTII
RUIDOSO DOWNS— Sue
Stanley Sadler Feted
On Seventh Birthday
WHITHARRAL (Spl.) — Stanley
Sadler was hopored on his seventh
birthday with a swimming party
and picnic held at Levelland City
Park Monday afternoon. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Sadler.
A picnic supper with home made
ice cream and cake was served
to Stan, Mike and Marla Sadler,
Mrs. C. E. Throckmorton, Glen,
Sharon, and Sherry Throckmorton,
Mrs. Don Reding. Paula and Don
Reding; Mrs. Robert Avery, Rex
and Rita Avery; Mrs. Rafe Rod-
gers, Terry. Monty, and Brady
Rodgers; and Mrs. Sadler, the
hostess. ’
Martins Return Home
For Family Reunion
WHITHARRAL »Spl. I — Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Martin have returned
Pearce, 19 year-old daughter ofU0 Fort Worth following a visit
T.; D. Pearce, presently at
Rui-|
with the latter's parents, Mr. and
Lobos are Honored
At Weiner Roast
Members of the Little League
Minor Exchange Club Lobos were
treated to a weiner roast in the
city park after their game, Mon-
day night.
The menu consisted of weiners,
potato salad, potato chips, beans,
cool-ade, home made cookies and
home made ice cream. Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Guess and Mr.'and Mrs.
J. M. Bowman prepared the food.
Mrs. Ruby Beebe'and Mrs. White
served the boys.
Team members attending the
festivity were Mark Burtner, Don-
nie Guess, Larry White, Larry
Bowman, Gary White, Buddy
White, Dan Hittson, David Luns-
ford. Kenny Beebe, and Larry
Viable.
Manager of the team is Bud
Guess. J. M. Bowman is assistant
manager.
WHITEFACE CONVENTIONERS — Whit eface FFA members look over a convention
program as they prepared to leave Levelland Tuesday for the big state FFA,conven-
tion in Fort Worth. From left, they are Bobby Neal, Lewis Sims, Jimmy Collins, Teach-
er James Carroll and Frank Henderson. Henderson and Neal are delegates, while the
other boys are going as observers. Carroll, completing his first year at Whiteface,
hopes to take some state degree candidates to the convention next year. (Staff Photo)
SUGGESTS CANCER STUDY
PARIS (If)—Deputy Charles Her-
nu has suggested that the French
government set aside part of the
money it gets from a new tobacco' yor[.c
tax to study a possible link be-
tween smoking and lung cancer.
New British Plane
Breaks Speed Mark
WARTON, England (,T) — Brit-
ain’s new fighter, the English
Electric PI, has exceeded the ex-
isting world air speed record of
1,132 miles an hour, the manufac-
turers announced today.
"The company is unable for
Security reasons to state the pre-
cise speed reached,” the an-
nouncement said.
The PI is a day and night all-
weather interceptor which is now
in production for the Royal Air
Fire After Collision
Kills Texans in Idaho
GLENNS FERRY, Idaho <J» —
Three members of a Texarkana,
Tex., family burned to death yes-
terday after their auto collided
with a loaded hay truck.____
Elmore Count/ Sheriff Earl
Winters said the victims weri Mr.
and Mrs. James Saeler of Texar-
kana and their son, Sammy, 7.
Bill Harris, 20, of Nampa,
Idaho, driver of the truck, was
hospitalized with burns.
Attoreny's Brother
Claimed at El Paso
Funeral services for Sgt. Roy
Kiser of El Paso will be held at
2 p.m. Friday in Fort Wortli. Kiser, 'j
a brother to city attorney Frank
Kiser of Levelland. pasted away <
Tuesday morning at his home in
El Paso.
Robertson-Mueller-Harptft funer-
al home are in charge of burial
services. Kiser is survived by his
wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Kiser, Sr., of Mason; two
brothers, and one sister.
Sergeant Kiser was stationed at ,\
From an attendance standpoint
the State Fair of Texas is the
largest in the U. ?.
MIDDLECOFF ENTERS MEET
ODESSA.
j coff, National Open champion,1
Because the flight was not j will play in the $10,000 Odessa j ' . „ J
clocked officially for record pur- Pro-Amateur July 25-28. Bob | Percentage of accidental deaths
poses, the speed title still belongs Roseburg, Bo Wirrtnger, Billy Max- in the U.S. has gone slowly down*
to another British aircraft, the well and Don January also are ward since 1913 when the National
Fairey Delta 2.
expected.
Safety Council was formfcL
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WHTTHARRAL (SnH — Mr. nnrl
Mrs Everett Gage. Dale and Ter-
of southwestern race fans simply
as Sweet Sue.
Sue, who is possible the young-
Alton Snraherrv rv Lvnn were in Brownfield last iPSt raM? handicaper around the
southwestern racing circuit is
currently at Ruidoso Downs,
sistpr." Mr."“and Mrs.'^J. 'w. Liica.sl j AVhprp >ho is combination exercise
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stkI C O. Landers attended the j nresent for the three dav reunion hanj|lcaP°r 0 1 e ° vv e e ,
Home Demonstration /Tub council i were; Mr and Mrs Charlie Bob- fUP "a<i t0'pn p is ue-e>
Mrs. Hawks [ erfson and famiiv, Mr. and Mrs.
J. U. F”Mies and children of Du-
rant. Okla . Mr. and Mrs. Jess
doso Downs, is known to thousands I ^frs j jj Durrett.
The Martins are attending the
Callis and- other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs
were recent guests of the former's j weekend for a reunion of Af r s
brother, Mr. and Mrs. Hub Spra- j Oaare’s familv at the home of a
berrv.
Mmes Rov Tavlor. W. C Hawks
at Levelland Eridav
goes as a deipeate to the state
meeting in Houston. July 30.
Mrs, Rafe Rodgers has received j Dam^n" E. H rtioson and chil-
word that her brother John Black- [ dren. Mr. and Mrs Truett Gin-
Well of F->rth has left Fort Gordon.
<!**.. for Fort Dix. N. J.. where he
will leave for .Germany Blackwell
has visited the Rodgers often and
Worked with them for several
years. -
Mr. and Mrs Carroll Lee Com-
mons and children of Lubbock have
•nenf a nnrt of their vacation with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. C.
Commons
Mrs. J. \V Rorders, Sr., of Mav-
erick is visiting her sons. J W
brunette
when
tions for
area. As her selections improved,
so did her following, and at the
son and children and Brendee Gin- Pr('>f,nt time, 52 7 per cent of her
son of Boreer: Mrs. Ken Stephen-; splPc4'ons bavp aPP°arer* '.n
son of Prownsviiio. monov and ovpr th(? 4th of July
and Mrs R. A. Gmson and rhil week-end. two of her four long-
drpn of Oklahoma City: D C. Fiel-1 sho,s rarT?e in over *20 a
ding of 0"»U.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Damron of
Bible Seminary at Fort Worth and
are preparing for missionary work
in South America. Martin filled
the pulpit at the Bible Independent
Baptist church in Levelland for
the Sunday services.
A family reunion was enioved
Sunday at noon at the Levelland
City Park. Attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Martin. Mr. and Mrs
to make selec-jQay]p Blair and daughter of Lev
the newspapers in this j elland; Mr. and Airs. Don Fin
cannon and children of Atorton
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Martin: Mr.
and Mrs. Preston Blair and chil-
dren of Levelland: Doyle Martin
of Whiteface: and Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Durrett of Whitharral.
icaper. i ne in
was tflven tp
ette lajrt year
1 started 1
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I have about ten minutes to
We wok a. Okla. Junior and La-!** my winnprs and thpm
nuefta Oinson of Houston, Afr. and tvped f°r ^e papers. T look at
Afrs. Lawrence Damron of Lub-jthp entries, argue with mvself a-
hoek. Mr. and Afrs. Oscar Aden b°ut their chances, use a little wo-
and children of Cotton Center. Air. I man’s intuition pnd select them,”
..... _ and Afrs. Cenhas Fielding and' said Sue when asked about her
Borders .Tr and Mrs Borders and ! r*1'Hr'’T of Levelland. Atr. and method of picking winners. Her
~ R. Carver and Afr. and followers, among the horsemen,
trv.and'heln her but she usually
argues until she has them chang-
ing their miinds and going along
the Chester Borders and Warren.
Afrs. C.
ATr and Afrs Dude Shultz and I Vr" Talmage Gipson of Brown
field.
Sandv have returned to Tinton
Okla . following a visit with Mr. ---
rXtiv!^ therery Ws anfl ^^ NorthsiHe Members
Afrs, P,ud Thurman and children
of Eunice, N AT. and Afrs. Bud
Harkov and children of Hobbs. N.
AT were weekend guests of their j Doss Afaner. hostess to the North-
parents, Afr, and Afrs.
Tour4 New Homes
WTHTHARRAL rsnl.t AT
Joe Anci- j
nec.
Afrs. O'a B. Jones of Muleshoe
underwent surgery Friday at St.
Afarv's h'osnital in Lubbock. Her 1
brother Afr. and Afrs. Frank Brv
ride Home Demonstration Huh
Thurcdav and \fmos CV G. I and-
nrs. Ralnh Wade and E G Wade
Tr tonrod four homes in and near
The nnrnose of this four wak
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is released from the hospital.
Afrs. M B. T.unnkins of Potts
Damn ATIsf. and 'Aft*, and AT r R.
these homes tv»o homoc vi«?^d
i"«ro ftxoco of Mrs. Pri
TTiifcno ]Vfr nnrl Mrs. A. C
r^uie Crawford Nancy and -Carol j ^^” ^1. Afr and Afrs E at
Crawford of Chicago, Til. arrived IT/1,vp a*1'1 Mr- an<1 Mrs- P'05
Victoria Recovers,
Rips Corpus, 8-4
Bv the ASSOCIATED press
Victoria’s lanse didn’t last Ions
as the Big State League leaders
came baek to heat Corpus Christ!-
8-4 Tuesdav and return -to a 2*4-
game bulge over the second place
Clinners.
Corpus Christi trimmed the lead
to a game and a half with a 7-6
triumnh the night before hut the
Rosebuds came hack Tuesday
with 13 hits, including three hom-
ers and six doubles.
-Cornus Christ! had n weakened
lineup because thrpe of its start-
ers— nitcher Stan Silrott and in-
fielders Rov Cato and Ralnh Flory
- had jumned the club Tt was in
nrotest agamst being fined $5.00
for being tate for a bus leaving
for an exhibition game last week.
Silcott had won 15 games.
at the track in Lincoln, Nebraska Noel Onuendo. who socked one
-I'and Rillito in Tucson. Arizona. "f Victoria homers, fanned 13
What is her favorite horse? She letters but was lifted in the eighth
with Sweet Sue.
Her day starts at six when she
exercises horses for her father.
T. D Pearce. Her office work
includes everything from writing
nress releases folding and mail-
ing overnights to making out the
veterinarian's examination list.
During raee davs she works in
the announeer’s booth as a chart
.worker for the national R a e i n g
Form. Racing is nothing new to
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at the home of the former’s daugh-
ter and aunt of Afcs. Crawford
Sundav about noon. The Crawfords
Refreshments were served by
TTntson nrxrl Afuc T^rtlrvic;
A tour of Luhhoek will he eon-
will nuiekly tell you that Tagaway, hvhpn hp a>Tf’"’ed two runs and had
owned bv Jess Ross of Cubero, | ^vo on ^asf>- J°p Boliga held the
New Alexieo is the one. After all! CUf>Pprs in cheek the rest of the
she works with ‘Tag’ every morn-
ing and knows what he shou’d do.
wav.
Temnle broke out of a slump to
roll at the University of Arizona I f’rsl plaep. The Redlegs jammed
Sue graduated from Tucson high '^pa^ Beaumont 6-3 and knock the
ducted for the next meeting Thurs- Sohool in 1956 and plans to en- ,at,pr hnrk 414 E'amP<; awav fro,T1
day July 25. ’ 1 '1 ”— 1------J
V ____— i in the fall. Her ambition is na-j
TV PRODUCERS TO WED tural, as she wants to become a]
HOLLYWOOD <Tt Winstead j veterinarian.
(Doodles) Weaver, television com-j "Why I’m too busy.” said Sweet
edian, and Aliss Rhita Anne Green. Sue when asked if she had any
Family Reunion Held
At Mackenzie Park
:_Mrs. G. W. Sikes of 406 Avenue
V has had as visitors recently aev-
feral relatives. While here, they all
enjoyed a family reunion held at ) dancer and now associate! marital plans for the future.
Mackenzie Park in Lubbock. j pjx^urpr of his show, say thev — --------
Enjoying the get-together were p]an he married in October,
her son. P. D. Sikes of Lubbock:
a brother, J. F. Stevens and I
family o' Houston; a sister, Mrs. \ VISIT
'4. F. Cornell and child of Hale Mr.
’Center; a niece, Mrs. Gene Curtis Wellington
smd son, Jim, of Norman. Okla.;
a brother-in-law, I. C. Wood of
three runs across in the second
and led all the way.
Pitcher Chico Salgado of Beau-
mont was thumbed out of the
game for throwing at Umpire
George Shell during a disagree-
ment over a decision at the, plate.
And Elder White, Beaumont sec-
ond baseman, wanted to take on
the umpire in an argument over
of the low-priced tight-duty trucks
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Fast-ratio cruising axle for an overdrive’s
high gas mileage and road pace —
' Hydra-matic Drive* — famous for saving work,
time, gasoline and repair costs —
-■» Road Shock Damper** for smooth riding and
positive control even on “washboard” roads
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luxurious cab, recirculating ball-bearing steering.
BLAST POSTPONED
; ATOMIC TEST SITE. Ncv.
E. J. KENNEYS I Technical trouble has caused a 24-j a ball and strike decision,
and Mrs. Harry Dyer of hour postponement of the next
Kansas visited over I atomic detonation in the 1957
the weekend with Mr. and Airs. : se.ries. The Atomic Energy Com-
E. J. Kenney. Kenney formerly t mission now plans to set off the
Norman, Okla. and a sister, Mrs. | worked with Dver for the Santa ! shot, previously scheduled for to-
G. S. Johnson of Hico. Fe Railway at Wellington. 1 Jay. at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow.
•O’DWYER TO VISIT IRELAND
NEW YORK fJt—Former Mayor
William O'Dwyer, a son of the Old
Sod, is returning to Ireland for a
• 19-day visit.
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tu GRIG history! ^>ee yo«t gatc c&o&t.
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