The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1946 Page: 1 of 24
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—Local News
Levelland, Hockley County, Texas
Number 44
Thursday, May 30, 1946
Representatives Of Civic Groups To Make Sanitary Inspection
> Written Report To Be Made Public
z 1 On Condition In Business District
CITY
is
ob-
a
the
batting
All-Steel Grandstand In Process
Of Completion For Levelland Rodeo
County Tax Board
Evaluation Meet
will be listed only as
The new schedtfls as announced
the Levelland hospital
JUNE M
tor left Tuesday, returning to Level-
the
the
of the child was diag-
the Phillips-Dupre hos-
this morning a welder
to begin erecting the
see-saws and swings,
Oil
o’-
of encephalitis in
was evidenced ear-
James Wesley Bills,
of Mr. and Mrs. J.
lineup
catch-
Davis,
base;
Ted Darwin, president of the City
Softball League, stated last night
that the schedule that appeared in
Monday's paper was incorrect and
be has rearranged it through June
Rhea
Floral
West
the
that
a part of the Levelland rodeo as the
roping and riding. ___
and around 9:90 on Monday, Tues-
day, Thursday and Friday nights.
of
of
sev-
chic-
the
left
over
can
former
l°ague-
ROTA RIANS VOTE
TO GO 100 PER
CENT IN DRIVE
one of the most mod-
this section, according
Rhea.
of the building ma-
The Hockley county equalization
board is scheduled to be in session
today, Friday and Saturday to set
evaluation on property for taxable
purposes. Opening at 10 a. m. to-
day, the work will be completed by
Saturday noon, County Judge Z. O.
Lincoln said.
Oil property will receive atten-
tion of the board, composed of the
commissioners court, today. Evalua-
tion for royalty owners will be top
work the last two days.
“We do not comtemplate any
changes from previous years! evalua-
tions,” Judge Lincoln commented
Tuesday, “however, we will hear
property holder’s side of the evalua-
tion question. The final evaluations
will be settled, and this three-day
session is the last chance for changes
to be made on 1946 tax rolls.”
Cards have been mailed to a num-
ber of property holders to appear
before the board during the three
days.
County Is Backing
Cleanup Campaign
location on the north side of
the Sundown road, just as
soon as material can be se-
cured.
The new building is to be
85 by 45 feet and will in-
clude a 45x35 work and dis-
play room, a 12x30 basement
the Levelland
Star will be in-
program Friday
in the Masonic
13-Year-Old Negro
Boy Held In Jail
On Theft Charges
The four games played Tuesday
and Wednesday nights will not
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Get Cats Fair soles and heels at
(adv)
SERVING. LEVELLAND AND HOCKLEY COUNTY FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS
—Features
—Circulation
—Advertising
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RKTURNS FROM DALLAS
Dr. O. M. Phillips of the local hos-
pital returned late last week from
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White laces for Skate Shoes. Cats
Paw Shoe Shop (adv)
Every Rotarian, who does not
already have a sanitary gar-
bage barrel agreed to buy one
of the containers being offered
by the Hockley County Board of
Development and put it to pro-
per use at his home.
In addition to this tne Rotar-
ians voted to back a thorough
clean-up campaign and to begin
by seeing that all of their pre-
mises are in tip top shape.
A committee was appointed to
assist other organizations in
mapping out the final clean-up
campaign which will take place
next week.
If you haven't already gotten
your garbage barrel, you can
get one at a nominal cost by
calling 194 or 60. Just mail your
check for $2.75 to the Hockley
County Board of Development
and a barrel with your initials
on it will be delivered.
Windstorm and sandstorm dam-
age to fruit and young crops in
Hockley county was considerable
following Saturday and Monday
nights’ act-up of the weather.
Levelland rainfall Monday night
totalled .11 of an inch.
At Smyer Saturday night
eral roofs were damaged, a
ken house was blown into
street and the windstorm
damaged the school bus garage.
Young feed in the county suf-
fered heavily in the wind lash-
ing plus sand blowing, and cot-
ton was damaged. Fruit trees
that have so far had such ideal
weather for a bumper orchard
crop this year are now practical-
ly bare. Plums and peaches were
blown off.
The Levelland Refiners will
travel to Post Sunday to meet
the Garza County nine in an
Belt league contest at three
clock that afternoon.
The Post team is tied with
Refiners, both teams having
W. O. Helton is reported to be im-
proving after a major operation
in Phillips-Dupre hospital a few
days ago.
ally heated throughout, and
will be
ern in
to M r.
Part
terial is already on hand and
it is hoped that actual con-
struction can begin shortly,
Mr. Rhea said.
Sheriff Ed Hofacket arrested
13-year-old negro boy Tuesday af-
ternoon for stealing two bicycles,
shotgun, shells, rifle arid a number
of other items.
The youj|g black is believed tc
have stolen the various articles
during the last two weeks according
to Sheriff Hofacket.
The negro is in jail awaiting trial
in county court Saturday morning.
Diligent work of the Levelland
Jaycees has given shape to the park
improvement project, with the ma-
jor holdup now settling on water
pipe procurement. Members of the
Junior CC are scheduled to work
the major portion of today, Com-
mitteeman Harold Combs said Wed-
nesday.
The workers laid off locations for
the tennis courts, swings and see-
saws Tuesday Afternoon. Chairman
Luke Cole, Combs and Earl McDer-
mett were all set to buy the water *
pipe for within-the-park water lines
Wednesday.
Beginning
was slated
stands for
Combs reported.
A recent auction sponsored by the
Jaycees raise approximately $1,000
to spend on equipment for the city
park. Majority of the labor will be
done by the Jaycee members.
Site for the park improvement
was scraped last week by city em-
ployes, and the city pledged place-
ment of water lines.
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Vance McDonald
Announces Opening
Of Spanish Inn
Pictured above
chitect’e drawing
Alvin G. Cearley
poaed new home
Floral. Construction
gin on tne new
Tom Gordon, former Lev-
elland attorney, now prac-
ticing law I n Lubbock,
has announced his candidacy
for district attorney of the
72nd Judicial court, which
Is composed of Crosby, Lub-
bock, Hockley and Cochran
counties. Complete story con-
cerning his candidacy will be
found on page five, section
one.
the
made by
the pro-
the City
Is to be-
buildlng
which will be located two
blocks west of the present
Houston street location. Be-
fore opening the local floral
shop, Mrs. Rhea studied hor-
ticulture at Texas Tech and
had several years florist ex-
perience in Lubbock.
The new home is to be air
conditioned and automatic-
President Darwin Announces Complete
Change In City Softball League Setup
New officers for
chapter of Eastern
•stalled in a public
night at 8 o’clock
hall. The only event of the year to
which guests are invited, the public
is extended an invitation to attend.
The invitation was extended by
Mrs. Hugh Davis, retiring worthy
matron, and by Weldon Mar com.
outgoing worthy patron, of the local
OES chapter.
In charge of the installation for
the list of 18 new officers of the
local chapter will be Mrs. T. W.
Moore, installing officer; Mrs. H. E.
Gillespie, chaplain; Mrs. J. W. Rain-
ey secretary; Mrs. C. B. Edgar, mar-
shal; and Miss Dorothy Magee,
organist.
Miss Jeanne Rainey will assist
with the special program, and Earl
Joe Garriison, guest, will sing. Mrs.
Davis is to be presented a past mat-
ron’s pin by the chapter.
Officers to be installed include
the following: Mrs. T. O. Petty,
worothy patron; Mrs. E. M. Barnes,
associate matron; Tom W. Drink-
ard, associate patron; Mrs. Basil
Webb, conductress; Mrs. R. M. Crab-
tree, associate conductress; Mrs.
Weldon Marcom, secretary; Mrs. J.
L. Smallwood, treasurer; Mrs. C. G.
Hines, chaplain.
Mrs. C. M. Barnes, marshal; Miss
Magee, organist; Mrs. Glen Leather-
man, Adah; Betty Jean Saddler,
Ruth; Mrs. John W. Walker, Esther;
Mrs. L. L. Cox, Martha; Mrs. W. D.
Peden, Electra; Mrs. W. A. Leigcn,
warder; Mrs. F. M. Couch, sentinal.
Polka Dot Inn
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Castle have
leased the Polka Dot Inn on the
west loop in Levelland. The cafe
was formerly operated by the A.
R. Buzzards.
The Castles and daughter, sev-
en-month-old Sherra Lynn, have
been living here in the Bell a-
partments since January. Mrs.
Castle and the child came here
from Whiteface, when Castle was
discharged from the navy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher A. Crockett
and son visited in the home of her
parents, MT. and Mrs. J. R. Joplin
. the
won
three games with two losses for a
.600 percentage in the league
standings.
If the Refiners can win
Post Sunday, and Odessa
bowl over Seagraves,
can get into a tie fbr
lead.
Johnston will top
order for the Refiners Sunday,
according to Manager Hi Haven.
Roscoe Jarman will be back in
Centerfield O;. C. Blair will bat
third and catch; Jabbo Vaughn,
22, the youngest man. on the club,
will cleanup and play third.
Herman Brown is ticketed for
the first sack; G. I. Jones, right
field; Weld<!n Newsom, left
field; E. D. Morgan, second base,
and either Gano Tubb, Alvin
Griffin, Haven, Leonard Cowden
or Dewey Estes will pitch.
Post’s probable starting
will include Fritz Hester,
er; Peel, second base;
third base; Thomas, first
Dean Altman, short stop; Jones,
left field; Dale Hester, center-
and
Ed
left field; Dale Hester,
field; Norman, right field;
either W. B. Holland or
Altman, pitching.
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Turner Brothers
To Open Super
Service Saturday
Turner Brothers, DeSoto-Ply-
mouth dealers, have set the open-
ing of their Super Service Sta-
tion, featuring Phillips products,
for Saturday morning.
They will offer a complete car
washing and lubrication service,
steam motor and chasis cleaning
with the new steam jenny.
Wilson and Vernon Turner are
the owners of the new establish-
ment located three blocks south
of the square on the Brown-
field highway.
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Vance McDonald, who formerly
operated the Yellow Cab Company
here, and who Is a former resident
of Big Spring, has announced the
purchase of the Spanish Inn from
R A. Martin.
The firm re-opened this morning
at ten o’clock and will open every
morning at that time closing at 2:00
a. m. each night.
The Spanish Inn will feature
steaks, dinners and short orders of
all kinds. He invites the public to
"drop In” for a cup of coffee.
Buster Whitefield of Big Spring
Is the chef.
Memorial Day To
Be Local Holiday
The business section of Level-
land is scheduled to be closed
to day in observance of Memorial
Day. Around the business areas,
said Secretary J. S. Mansfield
of the Hockley county board of
development, the firms will
serve the day as a holiday.
Federal offices, including
draft board, have indicated
their doors will be closed today.
Local ceremonials will be
limited to a memorial program
tonight in the American Legion
hall. Gold Star parents of Hock-
ley county will be guests of
honor at a banquet given by the
Levelland Legion auxiliary, and
a program will follow.
Sundown’s memorial service
was held at sunrise Sunday in
a flag raising ceremony to honor
the war dead.
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Mrs. H. Ollie and daughter, Doro-
thy are expected to return home
the latter part of the week from a
two weeks visit with friends in
Springfield, Missouri.
beside^ living quarter*. Three
green houses will be back of
this building, with the en-
tire plant covering six lots
with 312 foot frontage.
Mr. and Mrs. Crede
established the City
here in 1941 at their
Young Crops, Fruit
Suffer from Weekend
Wind, Sandstorms
Completion of a new all-steel
grandstand is scheduled within two
weeks at the Levelland rodeo
associations’ annual show on July 3,
President W. J. Robertson of the
Levelland Rodeo association made
the report Wednesday morning, fol-
lowing a Tuesday night meeting of
rodio directors. Murrell Brown, he
said, is doing welding work on the
construction.
. A barbecue for association mem-
bers and invited guests has been set
for the night of June 12, providing
a transformer can be secured, Rob-
ertson announced.
Selection of committee chairman
for the 1946 rodeo was marked up at
the Tuesday session. Most commit-
tee heads will choose their own help-
ers.
Mrs. Christine Dycus will be host
for the girl sponsors in the July
show. She will select a co-host.
Events for the sponsor contest
were worked out at the meeting. In-
terested cowgirls may contact Chair-
man Bob Berry for information on
that contest—Robertson, also, will
be glad to furnish the details.
Jim Peeler will be parade chair-
man and is to arrange the floats and
riders in that colorful portion of
the annual show. Forrest Weim-
hold was named chairman of the
advertising committee.
Tryouts for the mounted quadrille
will be held within a few days and
nightly practice sessions wllll begin
as socm as Chairman Elmer Barton
selects the riders. Feminine riders
interested in trying out have been
requested to contact Barton.
Bert Eads Is already scouting for
a band to play for the parades and
during the Shows.
Making arrangements for the
rodeo dances to climax each night’s
performance is Homer Johnson, who
win locate music for the events. The
Installation For OES Slated Friday In
1 Public Program: Mr., Mrs. T. 0. Petty
To Take Worthy Patron, Matron Places
On Condition In Business District
As Well As Residential Section
JUNE 6
Sundown vs Bill Clark
Refinery vs Oklahoma Flat ’
JUNE 7
Phillips 66 vs Fire Department
State Guard vs Lions Club
JUNK 18
Sundown vs Lions Club
Bill Clark vs State Guard
JUNK 11
Refinery vs Fin Department
Oklahoma Flat vs Phillips 66
JUNE U
Sundown vs Phillipa 86
Liona Club vs Oklahoma Flat
JUNK 14
Bill Clark vs Fin Department
State Guard vs Refinery
—=•—- JUNK -
Sundown vs State Guard
Phillips 08 vs Refinery
JUNK 18
Lions Club vs Bill Clark
Oklahoma Flat vs Fire Department
JUNK 98
Levelland Refiners To Meet Post
Sunday Afternoon In Garza County
Seat For Oil Belt League Contest
TODAY’S NO. 1
EDITORIAL IS
IMPORTANT
“Let’s Sew the One Stitqh
NOW!” is the title of this week’s
Herald number one editorial and
deals with a subject of vital im-
portance to every man, woman,
and child in Levelland.
We urge you to read this edi-
torial carefully and thoroughly
It will be found on page five,
section one.
There has been lots of “talk”
the past few weeks about mak-
ing ou* town clean and sani-
tary, but little has actually been
done. Citizens are urged to join
the program voluntarily by mak-
ing their own premises spic and
span first. Then, encourage
others to assist in this important
and worthwhile program.
If you’ll just read our editorial
we believe you will agree with us.
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—
VoL No. 22
The county is 100 percent behind
the Levelland-sponsored cleanup
campaign. County Judge Z. O. Lin-
coln said Tuesday. "The county
has been trying to help out on sani-
tation improvement in a disease
prevention effort for a long time,”
he pointed out.
As part of a four-county health
setup, Hockley county .secured ser-
vices of a sanitation engineer. He
is Walter Breedlove, who makes
periodical inspections of. the milk
supply, eating places and other sani-
tation needs.
The County is certainly Interested
in the campaign to prevent epi-
demics in Levelland and all over
the county, Judge Lincoln empha-
sised.
Encephalitis Case
Sees Rapid Recovery
Fast recovery for the area’s
first sufferer
several yean
ly this week,
year old son
E. Bills of Whiteface, was mov-
ed from
Tuesday.
Illness
nosed at
pital here as acute encephalitis.
He was brought to the hospital
Friday.
Some twenty citizns of Levelland
representing and appointed by the
various civic, service and women’s'
clubs of the city will meet Friday
afternoon at two o’clock in the City
Hall to make plans for a complete
and thorough inspection of the city
for health hazards. This meeting
will be the beginning of a Con-
centrated drive to make Levelland
a germ-free city.
Dr. C. M. Phillips, county health
officer, has accepted the respon-
sibility of acting as chief inspector
and will direct the activities of the
inspection committee. Check sheets
will be made out for all to use; to
that the inspections will be thor-
ough and complete. Dr. Phillips will
instruct the committee as to the
most Important health hazards.
Committees which have already
been appointed are J:unlom cham-
ber of commerce—John Potts, La-
vern McCann and Ted Darwin;
Lions Club—G. T. Hatton, Ted Dar-
win and Wyatt Hanks, jr., Rotary
Club— Forrest Weimhold, H. B.
Johnson and Harvie Pool; Maids and
Matrons Cultural Club—Mrs. M. B.
Lady mon, Mrs. Maurice Brashear
and Mrs. Willis Breshears; and the
Hockley County Board of Develop-
ment—C. B. Edgar, John Mtorton and
Edgar Brasch.
The names of the committee*
from the other organizations have
not been announced, yet, but all are
urged to be present at the meeting
Friday afternoon at two o’clock in
the Recreation Hall of the Fire
Department which is In the City
Hall.
Tentative plans call for a “Clean-
up Holiday,” probably next Thurs-
day when all business firms Will
be asked t<y close, in order that _____
everyone may devote their time for
the day to clean up. Owners ot
trucks and pickups will be asked
to assist in removing all of the
rubbish from the town.
pleted, the committees representing
After the inspection report is com-
the various organizations will make
recommendations to the City Com-
mission as to the necessary city
ordinances which may be required
as to removal of livestock, garbage
collection and disposal, and othtfr
health measures.
In the meantime all citizens are
urged to conduct a thorough clean-
up of their own premises, and to
talk up the campaign.
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Jaycees To Work
Today At Parksite
SECTION ONE
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Weimhold, Ruth. The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1946, newspaper, May 30, 1946; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1172490/m1/1/?q=hamilton+county: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.